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 was around the corner so maybe we were feeling sentimental, but we decided one day…
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 every day – pitch, swing, field, catch. It’s work. Then, halfway through, we get the All-Star…
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 better than you could have imagined, vulnerability feels incredible. Yes, we’re on the right track!…
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. Earlier this month I turned 30. Unlike many of my friends, I couldn’t wait for…
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 plan. Even though I crave having free time, I like knowing how that free time…
“Quit hitting the snooze button on your own awakening.” -Anne Lamott My awakening moment came last Sunday night around midnight. I had moved out to the couch, unable to sleep after a day of drinking. This wasn’t just a casual mimosa-with-brunch Sunday Funday kind of drinking. This was St. Paddy’s Day – a holiday deemed…
I like the work week – the structure of it, the routine, the habits. Knowing what I’m supposed to be doing at all hours of the day. I keep myself busy, and I like it. But sticking to that busy-ness on the weekend is pretty stupid. The more I do it, the more it stifles…
You know that moment at the end of the day when you finally take a seat on the couch, prop your legs up on the coffee table and let out a deep sigh? Maybe you have a hot cup of tea or you’re cracking open a cold beer (some days can go either way!), but…
At the end of the week you’re finally ready to tackle a blog post, short story or newsletter, but when the blank page appears on your screen you’re suddenly stumped for creativity. You’ve been working hard all week on your business and it’s hard to shift your brain to its creative side. How do you keep your creativity…
Effective time management is a tricky thing. You want to do so many things. Or maybe you want to do just one thing, but there are so many ways to go about doing it. With several different routes available, how do you know which path to take? How do you know where to invest your…
