Hailley Griffis

@hailley.co

Director of Communications & Content at @buffer.com Posting about work & remote work, marketing, life, BJJ Writing at hailleygriffis.com Subscribe to my newsletter hailleygriffis.com/newsletter

I’m curious, when you say “I’m feeling behind.” what do you usually mean? On tasks, on communication, on overall project progress? This is a topic I’m reflecting on right now because for me, feeling behind usually = my inboxes are all full and I haven’t replied. Wondering how others define it.

This is such good perspective 🫶 “Each day, spend some time on two things: working toward something that will pay off years from now appreciating something that is happening right now” - James Clear

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how constraints lead to creativity. My time has never been more constrained before, and yet somehow these last few weeks I’ve managed some of the writing I’m most proud of.

Back to school + new school/daycare means new routines. ✨ I have a slightly longer drive to drop the kids off and then get home for work, which means more time for podcasts, audio books, sending friends voice notes, and recording myself verbal processing. I’ll take it!

We are slowly redoing the floors in our home and WOW flooring is a big one to start the home reno journey with. 😅 I just keep repeating “it’s going to be worth it”

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This week was my daughter’s first day at a new preschool and it feels like I have prepared more for this car drop off line and all the rules that come with it than I did for my last international flight.

I’ve been away from Bluesky for a bit (mostly on the @buffer.com account instead of my own) and logging back in was such a relief. Every notification was actually relevant to me and not random updates stuffed into my notifications like is common on other platforms. SO nice!

I was promoted to a purple belt in #BJJ last night!! Still a bit in disbelief. I’ve had both of my kids while a blue belt. It’s been a wild ride. Excited for the next chapter.

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Alright this is a niche request but I think Bluesky might be the right place. I’m a Canadian living in Tennessee — I would love to connect with and follow other Canadians living in the US right now.

New office monitor is all set up after the old one gave up on me.🌷Never realized how attached I was to my external monitor until I spent the week without it. Productivity (and sanity) restored! *Luna approves as well.

External monitor on a standing desk attachment with a white cat underneath it.