Gold Stars

Demerits and Gold Stars: January 2026

When I did a bit of navel-gazing about the past year of blogging, one thing that came up multiple times was how much people seem to enjoy reading about my Demerits and Gold Stars.

Let’s…

Let’s Look Back at my “Goals” and “Mantras” for 2025!

At the start of 2025, I didn’t set any traditional resolutions or goals.

Instead, I created two lists: Fun Ideas and Mantras. I wanted the year to feel light and flexible, more about (enjoyable) rhythms and activities than checkboxes and outcomes.

We’re officially…

Goals, Gold Stars, Habits, Life, Personality Insights, Planning
Dec, 18, 2025
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Demerits and Gold Stars: February — April

Apologies for the unusual double post today. But…

Gah. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve thought about writing about my Demerits and Gold Stars over the past few months. I’ve even gone…

Demerits and Gold Stars: December – January

They’re baaaacccckkk. Time for the first Demerits and Gold Stars post of 2025.

First up, demerits. And this time I’m trying something different. After I list a demerit, I’m going to think through how I…

Demerits and Gold Stars: October– November

First – a very Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in America. While you’re eating turkey and watching parades it’s just…a regular Thursday in my part of the world. I hope the food is…

Demerits and Gold Stars: July – September

It has been a while! And, to be honest, at first I was left scratching my head to come up with demerits or gold stars. Apparently I’m out of practice?

But once I put my…

Demerits and Gold Stars: June 2024

For the first time since I started this little accountability exercise several years ago on the blog, I didn’t deliberately track demerits or gold stars. In fact, I thought I might just skip demerits…