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How do you manage your schedules? On your phone, a printed calendar/diary, or a combination? ️
I’ve asked a similar question before, but it seems online scheduling services multiplied like rabbits while I wasn’t paying attention. (Hmm. It’s kinda like what happened with me & LinkedIn! ) There are now lots of options & they all seem to offer free & paid versions.
Do we need them? I recently met @lonelyroadlover #IRL & we agreed on details via IG DMs. I manually added the date to my Google calendar. Super easy! ✅
Last month I attended a post-launch authors’ workshop for my writing cohort, & I had a few side conversations in the chat window. One was with @dcasha, a fellow author who smart & nice & I wanted to get to know her better. We met on Zoom & clicked. We ended up exchanging copies of our books.
Asha used an appointment service that was unfamiliar to me —youcanbook.me. It worked great & even sent reminders. Most people I know use Calendly or a Google invite to schedule meetings. Have you tried any of these options?
Scheduling apps let you see a list of times when a person is free & you choose one. Boom. Done. Sync to calendar.
It used to be people talked on the phone ☎️ & agreed to get together. Now it seems we plan via email or text. Talking or emailing & texting is personal but take time. ⏳ Scheduling apps are fast⏩ and impersonal, but they address that 1) We are so busy ♀️ and; 2) We know we’re going to meet so no need for chit chat beforehand? ️
Whether you use them for travel, ✈️ business, or planning lunches or dinners, scheduling apps can be great. If you don’t already use a scheduling app, do you want to try one?
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UPDATE: #BloggingOnInstagram hardbound edition: My Afterword is in review along with appendix citations. Next step: copy editing, layout & dust jacket!
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PHOTO #MISHMASH: Sarah & me in the historic #PanamaHotel in #japantown; Traveled a lot in #November2016 - #centralcoast #monterey #surferlife; #140conf #Whotel; #schedule #apps #meetups #firsttimeauthor
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What happens when a bully grows up?
Japanese TV station NHK World is showing a series on bullying. In the old days I think people who were bullied felt ashamed & embarrassed to be victims. I was.
Driving through the Beacon Hill neighborhood ️ always reminds me of middle & high school. Starting in the 7th grade, I was bullied by a “frenemy” who picked on me on & off for 5 years. We hung around the same crowd of people but she was sly & no one noticed. I always wondered why she chose me?
She & I liked the same boy when we were in middle school. She enlisted a group of girls to threaten to beat me up after school. I was petrified. The girls let me go without hurting me, but it really shook me up.
The frenemy later worked on the H.S. paper & attributed things to me that I never said, making some angry! And of course, she got away with it.
The events happened decades years ago. I’d like to purge her from my thoughts, but can’t. I’ve wondered if she’s given a moment’s thought to any of it?
What makes a person bully & torment others for fun, & do they continue being a bully into adulthood? ♀️
We crossed paths again later as adults. ☠️ Our kids were in the same after-school program. I had a successful design business & she was a low-level bureaucrat in the midst of getting a divorce. Not quite karma, but close!
She acted as though nothing had ever happened. But it’s hard to believe someone can forget menacing another person.
Have you ever been a bully, or have you ever been bullied? Do you still remember why or how it felt, & did you ever resolve things with the other person?
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Photos: In #JapantownSeattle. I met fellow author @p.s.travelstories. I have a few copies of my book & we did an exchange. #japantown #alleyway #alleywayart #kobeterrace #chinatownseattle #internationaldistrict #firstttimeauthor #bookexchange #homegrowntomatoes
(at Japantown Seattle)
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I forgot to share this super yummy pic of sesame ice cream I had!! I want to go back and try the Choco taiyaki cone one next time.
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#かわいい #アイス #すみっこぐらし #サンエックス #黒胡麻 #ごま #kawaii #icecream #blacksesame #kawaiifood #kawaiidessert #sumikkogurashi #sf #japantown #japantownsf #ujitime #冰淇淋 #kawaiisf #可爱 (at Uji Time)
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Escaping the time lab in #JapanTown today! This rain is giving me an excuse to wear my awesome coat :)
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I always go to San Francisco and my #1 place I always visit is Japan Town. There is an amazing mall with cute shops full of clothes, anime goodies like plushes and figurines, food,and beauty products.
One thing I never noticed is they actually have kbeauty products. Now since I reside in Kansas City I have to always order these products online so this made me very happy.
Especially since I forgot to pack my cleansing oil…
Of course there is the store k-pop beauty… but honestly there weren’t that many choices there as I mainly only saw TonyMoly products.
The one I recommend is Candy Doll Beauty as I saw products I found in Korea and used like Misha, Etude House, Peripera, and bonus… they even have the sailormoon eyeliner wands!!!
I went to The Face Shop as well just because I like their cleansing oils and it was nice to be offered free samples just like the beauty stores in South Korea do.
You can watch my Adventure in the Bay area @ https://www youtube.com/watch?v=ZGkJixvsVFM
