Innovative Planning, Level Two: Connect with Your Audience. The purpose of this project is to practice the skills needed to connect with an unfamiliar audience. I had to develop a speech on a topic that was unfamiliar to the majority of my audience. A human, an elf, and a dwarf walk into a bar. This…
Know the Way, Go the Way, Show the Way
Innovative Planning, Level Two: Understanding Your Leadership Style. The purpose of this project is to identify my primary leadership style or styles. I completed a quiz and considered how my leadership style impacts the people around me and how I can adjust it to more effectively lead people with styles different from my own. I…
Every Single Penny I’ve Spent On Groceries In 2019 So Far
It’s just me and my husband at the old homestead, so our grocery bills have never reached the numbers a family of three or four sees. But over the last few years, I’ve definitely noticed that our spending was on an upward trajectory. I sort of blame it on our rising paychecks. Money was much…
“…an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.”
Innovative Planning, Level One: Researching and Presenting. The purpose of this project is to learn or review basic research methods and present a well-organized, well-researched speech on any topic. In mid-April of this year, my husband and I took a trip to Washington, D.C. Aww, aren’t we adorable? We did lots of fun things that…
4 “Essential” Wardrobe Items I’ve Stopped Spending Money On
A casual Google search for “wardrobe essentials” produces about 99,000,000 results, most of which are listicles declaring the X number of clothing items every woman needs in her closet — everything from a trusty pair of boots to a white button-down shirt. As someone who’s 100% on board with not having more than I actually…