Work Trips - Getting In and Out with Minimal Pain
My mission in life is to cut out the crap - to either be working on something I’m passionate about or enjoying my life. Travel scratches...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Aug 6
- 3 min
Surviving Solo Parenting
OK, I love my kids. And I love my job. But many days, especially during COVID when my kids are home from daycare often, balancing both is...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Mar 27
- 3 min
Organizing Digital Content
It’s coming up on that time again – end of the month digital organization! Don’t get the wrong idea. Just because our data doesn’t take...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Mar 7
- 4 min
Planning Epic Kids' Birthday Celebrations
There is nothing more fun than celebrating with family and friends – luckily birthdays give us an excuse to bring everyone together and...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jan 19
- 3 min
New Computer? Yay! Setting it up? Ugh.
For many of us, our computer is the most important work tool we’ve got. To keep up with technological progress, research shows you should...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jan 5
- 3 min
Vacation's over! How to get settled back in fast
2021 is coming to an end, and so is my time in Hawaii. I was gone for 35 days completing my annual military duty. My family came along...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
Managing Credit Card Accounts
Credit cards are awesome in that they greatly reduce the amount of hassle to buy things. But, they can be expensive if we don’t keep tabs...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Aug 16, 2021
- 3 min
Thinking Deeply about Performance Metrics
As a general rule, I like to overdeliver. And I get very stressed with the idea that the people I work for are unhappy with what I'm...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Aug 9, 2021
- 3 min
The Art of Advising
I've been lucky to have great mentors and advisors both as a student and later as a professional. But I also worked very hard to...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jul 27, 2021
- 4 min
Managing Your Stuff
Well, this has probably been apparent to everyone but me for a while, but things are not getting better here in Sydney. If you saw my...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jul 19, 2021
- 4 min
Keeping Track of your Work: Events, Briefings, Workshops, Etc Edition
Last week, my boss asked me to write a few paragraphs about my work's impact. This exercise made me realize that I'm bad at keeping track...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jul 12, 2021
- 5 min
Organizing Adventures - Travel Edition
My husband and I go on two big trips every year – one around his birthday (July) and one around mine (December). We don’t get each other...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jul 5, 2021
- 4 min
How to Pack for Travel (including tips for the family)
I've always loved to travel. Starting in high school, I would save up all my babysitting money, and the moment I had enough, I was on a...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jun 28, 2021
- 3 min
Insurance – You Don’t Need it Until You Need It
I've had my fair share of mishaps with insurance. When I graduated college, I thought I'd save on car insurance by not getting theft...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jun 21, 2021
- 2 min
Create an Event Guide
Events are exciting! People want to hear what you have to say. That's fun. I'm constantly telling my family members that other people...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jun 14, 2021
- 4 min
Planning Fun and Memorable Date Nights
I love romantic comedies – the worse, the better. I love the falling in love montages. Before officially dating, the couple finds...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jun 7, 2021
- 5 min
Being Purposeful about Appointments
If you have a job that requires you to meet with people, then you know how much it can suck up your time. It isn't just the time you...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- May 31, 2021
- 4 min
The Key to Happiness? Outsourcing and Delegating
I was chatting with my friend the other day about a contest I was thinking of applying to. In general, my position is to apply for...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- May 22, 2021
- 2 min
The Beauty of Catch-All Days
At the end of every week, I put together a list of the things I’m going to do the following week. I’ve got a nice system that lets me...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- May 11, 2021
- 4 min
First-Prize in Keeping Track of Awards
Last week I took my kids to a carnival, where they rode rides and played silly games to win even sillier prizes. My two-year-old...
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