Weekly Tweaks: Review and Revise
Review and Revise: if I have a friend over for dinner and we drink a bottle of wine, I probably won’t do the tasks I outlined for that day (Thursday). Going forward I’ll try to schedule…
How To Do Your Craft
Inspiration is everywhere. Find it, sit with it, use it. Do it. Be social. Be antisocial. Be fearless. Try many things. Achieve your goals without mercy.
“Tweaking It” for the First Time
Tweak It by Cali Yost is a system to get in the driver’s seat of your work+life fit (as opposed to balance). Do you feel tired, rundown and listless because you work at work, and you work at home, and then it’s Friday and you can’t remember what you accomplished? Or you didn’t accomplish what you […]
How to Plan Your Best. Year. Yet.
People make half-hearted or enthusiastic New Year’s resolutions, which they end up forgetting by mid-February. Resolutions are fine. They are made with good intentions (like the road to hell), to “be/do/not-be/not-do,” but do you feel really good about them? I’m bored with resolutions, but I’m excited about plans and design. What do you plan to accomplish […]
Happy New Year! Now, Choose A Word.
Happy New Year! Though I know the hype around New Year’s is made up (a friend told me January 1 was picked because people think it’s when Jesus was circumcised. Previously, the New Year was celebrated in the spring, when… new things grow.), I’m into it. There’s something exciting about this time of the year. Last January […]
What Feels Right
Recent professional challenges have gotten me thinking – am I with the right company, doing the right kind of work? It’s startling to think that the answer to those questions might be “no.” My current job is full of great people. I love the company values and enjoy the work. But there are some parts of […]
Simple Pleasures
You know how sometimes you suddenly want to read a very specific book? I felt that way this week about The Secret Garden. (Thankfully, my roommate has a copy.) It’s a fast and wonderful read. Nothing brings the same kind of joy as reading a great story. And this one is! About relationships with people […]
For the Love of Walking
Since a friend sent me Walking Towards Peace, I’ve thought about the contentment of walking. Of letting my eyes and mind wander, with no agenda but to move. Shannon points out that many writers have been walkers. Walking has a long history (pilgrimages). Today people walk and talk, hold walking meetings, and hike. My university was in […]
What’s Your Word?
Venture. Rebecca Murphy wrote about the tradition of choosing a word to describe your year last January, and selected bold as her word of choice for 2013. What’s your word for 2014? I choose venture. I want to get out – try things, meet people, venture to new places, and be active. Some synonyms: endeavor, […]
Weekend: #BullCon2013
Where am I this weekend? Cast your eyes over to the left, please. I’ll be soaking up warmth, communing with gentlewomen who are Going Places, and getting amped for 2014 and the rest of forever. Want a taste of Bullish? Start anywhere, and get click-happy from there. Packing: 1 pair jeans. 1 dress. 3 shirts. […]
