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Pregnancy and a Pandemic: A Snapshot of My 2020

Pregnancy and a Pandemic: A Snapshot of My 2020

Michelle Chalkey December 2, 2020December 3, 2020 Personal 20 Comments

What a year, am I right? For all of us. It’s not an exaggeration to say everyone on the planet has had quite the year, a life-altering one for most.   For me, it has been quite the year to…

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Figuring It Out…or Something Like It

Figuring It Out…or Something Like It

Michelle Chalkey June 7, 2020June 5, 2020 Personal 10 Comments

If you and I hung around last year at this time, you might remember how excited I was to turn 30. Not because I had checked off all the proverbial boxes before the milestone age (I hadn’t), but because I…

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The Simplest Things in Life Are the Most Extraordinary

The Simplest Things in Life Are the Most Extraordinary

Michelle Chalkey January 11, 2020 Stories, Stress Management 3 Comments

Kyle and I did a thing yesterday. Three years ago this January, he and I were talking on one of our usual road trips from our Illinois hometown to our then home in Iowa, and we landed on the topic of tattoos. Our dating anniversary…

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Why You Should Share Your Sloppy Work

Why You Should Share Your Sloppy Work

Michelle Chalkey November 3, 2019November 3, 2019 Creativity, Writing 1 Comment

On Halloween, a batch of cookies taught me a lesson. This isn’t a new concept to me – I’ve learned several things from baked goods over the years. There’s truly no difference in taste for gluten-free sweets, so just bake what…

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Create a Midpoint Break

Create a Midpoint Break

Michelle Chalkey July 14, 2019 Personal Development, Stress Management No Comments

Major League Baseball players have a long season, playing 162 games from March to September, hoping to make it to the playoffs and extend their season through October. You watch them play game after game, nine innings (or more), the same thing…

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How Do You Fight Hard Feelings?

How Do You Fight Hard Feelings?

Michelle Chalkey July 11, 2019 Personal Development, Stress Management No Comments

Vulnerability, or the act of being vulnerable, is about as uncomfortable as taking the light rail on a 115-degree day in Phoenix. When people applaud you after whatever it is you did outside of your comfort zone and it went…

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3 Things I Learned in My 20s

3 Things I Learned in My 20s

Michelle Chalkey June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 Personal Development, Stress Management 1 Comment

I have always loved turning another year older. Since I was little, I thought people who were older than me were cooler than me. Therefore I thought with every birthday – every age promotion – I was getting a little cooler.…

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Commit Now, Thank Yourself Later

Commit Now, Thank Yourself Later

Michelle Chalkey April 28, 2019 Personal Development No Comments

What is one thing that would make all of the other things easier? Maybe you’ve heard or seen this question come up in work-related articles or books. It’s the question that has driven me the most in the past year…

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Balancing Learning with Creating

Balancing Learning with Creating

Michelle Chalkey April 21, 2019 Creativity, Personal Development, Writing No Comments

Books, courses, blog posts, podcasts – there is no shortage of how-to information out there. I love living in a world where you can learn anything you want to know. It’s amazing that I can find an article, or several…

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When Life Hands You Tennis Tickets: A Few Thoughts on Anxiety

When Life Hands You Tennis Tickets: A Few Thoughts on Anxiety

Michelle Chalkey March 31, 2019 Personal Development, Stress Management No Comments

Do you ever get anxious when plans change? When the next best action isn’t clear to you? When suddenly the next few hours have opened up and you wonder about the best way to fill them? I like having a…

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