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For the last five years, I’ve participated in a workshop called One Little Word, which asks participants to pick and live with a word through the year to see what you can learn. The workshop has monthly prompts, which I am hit-and-miss about finishing, but I’ve always enjoyed the process of choosing a word and [...]

Hello, 2019! Since I love making lists and setting goals, the new year is a fun time in that regard. I’m particularly keen to set some goals for this year because I actually did a pretty good job on the goals I set for 2018 — knocking them off makes me feel more confident I [...]

This week at my day job, I had the chance to give a really short presentation about an app that simplifies my life. I decided to talk about a task management app I love, Todoist, which got me thinking more about my overall personal organization system – I’m such a nerd! As a little break [...]

Today, Sophisticated Dorkiness turns 10 years old. Truthfully, I spent most of this week thinking I’d only been blogging for nine years. I discovered it’s actually been a decade when I went to look at last year’s blogiversary post and realized my mistake. Ten years! That’s amazing. I started this blog in 2008 just a [...]

Last year at about this time I (impulsively) decided to join The 100 Day Project, a free, global art initiative where people around the world commit to doing something creative every day for 100 days. At the time I was feeling unmoored and confused, and had plenty of time on my hands thanks to a [...]

For the last several years, I’ve participated in a workshop called One Little Word. The point of the workshop is to pick a word to guide your year, then revisit it each month through a series of creative prompts. I’m not always great at the prompts, but I’ve loved the process of choosing a word [...]

Last year, I was not in a position to set any goals… my life was in shambles, I was grieving, and I was fighting this overwhelming feeling that goals and plans are pointless because the world can just kick you in the face at any moment. This year, things are different. I am still working [...]

Happy Sunday! A couple of weeks ago Jenny at Reading the End decided to launch a little project called Something on Sunday, a way to celebrate the little things in life and share some love for the things that matter most. She encouraged people to blog every Sunday “about something that kept you on your feet that week,” big [...]

Briefly | As of today, Sophisticated Dorkiness has been around for nine years. Every year that this space still exists I feel surprised and grateful, but this year those feelings are especially strong. After everything that’s happened since last year at this time — turning 30, accepting a new job, the boyfriend’s death, moving, starting the [...]