I yelled at my daughter in the school drop-off lane this morning. I’m not proud of that. School drop-off and pick-up are particular forms of torture for parents and children alike. With additional rules and processes in place to prevent the spread of COVID, it’s not just torture — it can be hell. I pulled […]
Deprogramming
This morning I went for an easy hike at Bear Creek Park before I headed to the office. I was doing this once a week with a friend for months, but it’s been about 6 weeks now since we’ve been able to get out there. Between holidays, bad weather, and the total chaos of two […]
The P Word: A Rant
This week is trying to eat me alive. I feel like I’ve been putting out fires for clients and scrambling to get my team members what they need to do their jobs since I got out of bed Monday morning — but I didn’t really get out of bed, because I had a bug Sunday night through […]
Shifting Gears Without Losing Momentum
I’ve been really struggling with the paranormal novel I’ve been working on (working title Thorns of Summer). I’ve been writing for hours after the kids go to bed, and barely squeezing out 250 words. It has been painful. I knew where the story was going, but I couldn’t quite get the characters there — and […]
The Joy of Failure
Not every project is a winner. That’s the cold, hard truth of creating. I love to share my successes here — but I’ll be honest, I have more failed attempts than successfully created projects on my hard drive. Same goes for my art projects. I share some of my doodlings, experiments, and finished pieces on […]
Digital Minimalism and the Gift of Solitude
Recently I’ve been reading Digital Minimalism (affil.) by Cal Newport. A friend recommended it after hearing about The Dimmer Switch: Reflection as a Path to a Brighter Future, the book proposal I’m working on on the subject of reflection — and I see why. In addition to painting a stark picture of the mental health […]
