New Year, New Theme.
I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions are too siloed and usually unrelated, which makes them difficult to manage. Instead, I pick a theme for the year. Something that transcends any one aspect of my life and applies to all aspects of my life – albeit in different ways. Past themes have included Health, Survival, and Growth. This year’s theme is Adding Value.
On loving the Olympics.
It’s 3 o’clock in the afternoon and I just finished a cup of coffee which means I may not sleep tonight. Coffee was necessary though because I was dragging after staying up to watch Lindsey Vonn ski her (probably) last Olympic race and the U.S. Women’s Hockey team defeat Canada in a shootout. As a […]
On 9 things to do when you become unemployed.
Finding yourself unemployed can be worrisome and stressful. I had had a job most of my adult life so it was weird waking up on January 3, 2017, realizing there was nowhere I needed to be and no one to report to. And while there were moments of panic, I tend to be a solutions-oriented […]
On paying it forward.
Last year I learned how to sketchnote. I also learned how to braid my hair. And to do modern calligraphy/hand lettering. And how to improve my mobility. I was able to learn these things because, for the first time in years, I had downtime. Not time where I was procrastinating or ignoring my responsibilities. I’m […]
On New Year’s Resolutions.
This post is about three weeks later than I anticipated, mostly because my life has been out of sorts since saying goodbye to my dog at the end of 2017. It is still January though so I feel I can still sneak in a New Year’s Resolution post. That said, I don’t believe in New Year’s […]
On Tut.
It’s Christmas Eve and I’m sitting in my apartment in Austin, with my dog sleeping soundly in his bed. For the past week he’s been battling a back/neck injury. The pain he’s experiencing seems to be excruciating. He has rarely slept through the night. When he moves he screams (it’s a basenji thing) and it […]