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I’m tired of the world

The title speaks for itself but it doesn t tell why, so I ll fill in the gaps. I m done of the world. Due to High Sensitivity made unbearable by neurological issues, chronic inflammations, chronic pain and chronic stress I m just done. I m no longer going to worry about people, wars, planet Earth, social issues, whatever. That [ ] The post I m tired of the world appeared first on Luana.me ♥ .

Book Review: Business Strategy Essentials You Always Wanted To Know by Callie Daum (Vibrant Publishers)

Disclaimer: I ve been sent this book for free by Vibrant Publishers in exchange for an honest review. I m so happy to have received it, because I was very interested in reading it as a business owner myself. My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.5 stars) Business Strategy Essentials You Always Wanted to Know by Callie Daum is a [ ] The post Book Review: Business Strategy Essentials You Always Wanted To Know by…

Book Review: The Ordinary Leader by Geoff Lew

Recently I read a book about leadership to see if I could get some inspiration and motivation for my business. The book is The Ordinary Leader by Geoff Lew, where the author literally dissects Sun Tzu s famous work The Art of War to extract every possible teaching for readers to apply in their [ ] The post Book Review: The Ordinary Leader by Geoff Lew appeared first on Luana.me ♥ .

Book Review: The Fourth Age by Byron Reese

Because disclaimers always come first, I have to tell you that a representative of GigaOM reached out to me on Twitter in 2018 asking if I wanted to read the book and sent me an EPUB. I started reading and I liked it so much that I decided to buy the paperback as soon as [ ] The post Book Review: The Fourth Age by Byron Reese appeared first on Luana.me ♥ .

How to Write a Blog Entry In 5 Steps (From My Experience as a Freelance Blogger)

I ve been thinking about why I chose freelance writing (blogging, in particular) as my career, and among the reasons that come to mind I can say that I love to teach as much as I love to learn. When I blog, I m learning more about the subject I ve been researching, testing and writing about, but [ ] The post How to Write a Blog Entry In 5 Steps (From My Experience as a Freelance Blogger) appeared…

December 2019 – January 2020 Wrap-Up: Health, Wedding Plans, Business Changes

Welcome to the wrap-up post for the month of December 2019 and January 2020. And 2020 is here, at last. And I m going to turn 35 this year. Wow. So, below is a sum-up of the most recent news: I ve been dealing with PTSD from dad s sudden death in October. The core of the trauma [ ] The post December 2019 January 2020 Wrap-Up: Health, Wedding Plans, Business Changes appeared first on Luana.me ♥ .

The Charm of A Minimalist Workspace in a Maximalist Lifestyle

Yes, a (semi) minimalist workspace. In the home of a maximalist. As weird as it might sound, we don t have to embrace a movement to use it for inspiration to make some changes, right? I don t really use the label on me, but you could define me as a maximalist: I love owning a lot [ ] The post The Charm of A Minimalist Workspace in a Maximalist Lifestyle appeared first on Luana.me ♥ .

September-November 2019 Wrap-Up: Wedding, Programming, Reads & Work

Welcome to the wrap-up post for the months of September through November 2019. Only one month to go until the end of this year. I can t believe we re already entering the second decade of the 21st Century. Here s a sum-up of the news (not a happy one): My father died on Oct 16, 2019. In [ ] The post September-November 2019 Wrap-Up: Wedding, Programming, Reads Work appeared first on Luana.me ♥ .

January-August 2019 Monthly Wrap-Up: Projects, Reads & Freelance Work

Welcome to the wrap-up post for the months of January through August 2019! Luana.me has a new theme, Luana2019 . Well, not quite a new theme, just an edit of my Luana2016 theme with this color palette from Color-Hex.com. I needed a change. 🙂 In other news: My father s health is improving, although he s still not [ ] The post January-August 2019 Monthly Wrap-Up: Projects, Reads Freelance Work…

Why I No Longer Allow Blog Comments on Luana.me

As of May 25, 2018, I no longer allow blog comments on my personal blog. I could sum up the reason with one word: GDPR. That s the EU General Data Protection Regulation that came into effect on May 25, 2018, and it applies to all businesses, organizations and websites that deal with EU citizens (not [ ] The post Why I No Longer Allow Blog Comments on Luana.me appeared first on Luana.me ♥ .

February-August 2018 Monthly Wrap-Up: Books & Freelance Work

Welcome to my February-August 2018 monthly wrap-up! 🙂 Because I haven t posted an update since February, I thought it would be good to merge the wrap-ups together into a single post. (September s will go with October s the next month.) Here s a brief personal life summary before I dive deep into projects, readings and freelance work [ ] The post February-August 2018 Monthly Wrap-Up: Books…

January 2018 Monthly Wrap-Up – Projects & Freelance Work

Welcome to my January 2018 monthly wrap-up! 🙂 It s been a while since I last posted one of these updates. There was a hacking attack in August 2017 that saw my site disappear for a few months because I didn t have the time and energy to clean it up. But as you can see, Luana.me [ ] The post January 2018 Monthly Wrap-Up Projects Freelance Work appeared first on Luana.me ♥ .

Luana.me Got Nominated for a Liebster Award 2018

My blog Luana.me got nominated for a Liebster Award by Megan of Entrial-Tales.com. Thank you, Meg! Just as Megan linked to it, I m going to do it as well: you re going to find a thorough explanation of the Liebster Award for bloggers in this post by Wording Well. Liebster Award Rules Thank the person who nominated [ ] The post Luana.me Got Nominated for a Liebster Award 2018 appeared first on…

February-May 2017 Wrap Up – Freelance Work

Welcome to my Feb-May 2017 monthly wrap-up! 😉 Life has been rough on me since February, but there are some good news: I started seeing a psychotherapist I was diagnosed with PSAS (or PGAD) not a good news, but at least there s a diagnosis! I got started on an hormonal therapy for PCOS and PSAS [ ] The post February-May 2017 Wrap Up Freelance Work appeared first on Luana.me ♥ .

#IWD17 – Mathematicians Are (Wo)Men

This post had to go live on Mar 8, but I got busy with other things, so I decided to finish and publish it today, Mar 13. It connects to hashtag threads #IWD17 and #BeBoldForChange on social media. When I first moved my personal blog to Luana.me in 2013, I celebrated the grand opening of [ ] The post #IWD17 Mathematicians Are (Wo)Men appeared first on Luana.me ♥ .