My English professor sorted through a stack of books on his desk in his poorly-lit office, searching for an anthology that had a story he wanted me to read. We were meeting to talk about my creative writing, but as my time at college was coming to a close, he asked the question that near […]
5 Tips to Breaking Habits and Making New Ones
Habits are crazy things. Sometimes we create them without even meaning to, and then when we go attempt to change them? It can be really, really hard to get out of our old ‘auto-pilot’ setting and into a new one. Take for example, our old dishwasher. Yes, I said dishwasher. In our apartment, the dishwasher’s […]
What’s Your Why? 5 Steps to Finding Your Mission and Purpose
When it comes to paid work, I’ve heard that the average person spends about 21% of their waking life working. That’s a huge chunk of your life! When you also consider that, apparently, 80% of people are unhappy with their job, that’s a lot of time spent unhappily. But I believe it: just one scroll […]
What The Trolls Movie Teaches My Daughter (and Me) About Getting Back Up Again
There are a few kid movies that seem to be on replay in our house. Moana, for one. And a close second: Trolls. Thankfully with both, the soundtrack is phenomenal, so I don’t mind it much when Little Miss constantly belts out “How Far I’ll Go” or “Get Back Up Again.” In fact, I absolutely […]
Change is rarely easy, but it is a constant
The first night at home with my little man (yes, baby #2 has arrived!), he woke in the middle of the night, and suddenly acted very alert while I changed his diaper… he stopped crying, and looked around in wonder as if to ask, “where the heck am I now?!” I can’t even begin to […]