Hazel Thornton

RootsTech is for Everyone: Getting Started

By Hazel Thornton | March 1, 2021 |

Wow! This event was a game-changer. Even if you’re not the family historian, please keep reading. Because, in case you feel you’ve missed out, you haven’t!

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3 Questions (to ask yourself about COVID-times)

By Hazel Thornton | February 1, 2021 |

I was recently interviewed, on a fun podcast called “3 Questions”, by Erika Yocom (Virtual Personal Assistant) and Pamm Myers (Pamm Meyers Social Media Marketing). They ask the same 3 questions of all their guests, and I found them to be thought-provoking enough to share with you here. I wonder how YOU would answer the…

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Hindsight is 2020. What’s next?

By Hazel Thornton | December 28, 2020 |

I love the week between Christmas and the New Year! For me it’s a strange, beautiful time of solitude and reflection. A time to relax and indulge, maybe do a little planning for the future, not knowing or caring what day it is. Um…not unlike every day of this past year… And what a year…

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17 Reasons Why They Haven’t Replied to Your Email (and what to do about it)

By Hazel Thornton | December 14, 2020 |

I often hear people bemoan the fact that someone has not replied to their email. They assume the other person is purposely avoiding them. What?! Sure, it’s possible that they are snubbing you. But it’s far more likely that their lack of response has nothing to do with you in any way. Don’t take it…

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Sometimes buying local means using Amazon

By Hazel Thornton | November 18, 2020 |

  I’m all for “buying local”. Really, I am. There’s nothing like supporting an individual or family that lives in, and gives back to, your own community! The world seems to have a love/hate relationship with Amazon these days. But sometimes — if you want to support a local seller, artisan, or author — you…

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More mindfulness. Less clutter.

By Hazel Thornton | November 16, 2020 |

Less clutter. More life. This is what Organized for Life’s tag line has always promised. (Are you ready to rise above your clutter, and find the freedom of getting organized for life?) Later, as my focus and service offerings changed and grew, I advocated: Less clutter. More stories. (Are your photos and memorabilia organized and…

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An Organized COVID Holiday Season – When Less is More

By Hazel Thornton | November 1, 2020 |

This year has been like no other in our lifetime. What an opportunity to re-think the holidays! Whatever we do this COVID holiday season may — by default, or by design — also affect our future. What’s important to YOU during the holidays? Peace and quiet? (Or, have you had way too much of that…

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Parallels between the 2020 and 1918 pandemics

By Hazel Thornton | October 18, 2020 |

In April I wrote a blog post called Our Ancestors and the 1918 Spanish Flu, not realizing there would be more. But…of course, there’s more! This is a marathon, not a sprint, and COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon. Note: The 1918-1919 flu pandemic was often referred to as the “Spanish Flu” because of…

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Genealogy Resource Roundup (Blog Post)

By Hazel Thornton | October 12, 2020 |

Are you ready to explore your family history? Here are some genealogy resources to help you get started! This list is by no means exhaustive! It’s mostly a list of websites and tools I use myself. If you want exhaustive, check out Cyndi’s List below. I have used  Cyndi’s List since its inception in 1996,…

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The Social Dilemma + 5 Steps for taking a break without leaving Facebook

By Hazel Thornton | September 22, 2020 |

Have you seen the new Netflix film, The Social Dilemma? It’s an eye-opening docudrama about how social media platforms manipulate our behavior, even beyond the point of their original intent to make money from targeted advertising. You may have heard this before: If you’re not paying for the product, it means you’re the product.

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