(featured image of berries credit: Kris Atomic on Unsplash) December. The month people race around in their cars, completing a hundred different errands, and traveling. The honking. The holiday bustle. It got me again, even though we tend to keep Christmas small around our …
Book Review: The Four Tendencies
I'm a longtime fan of Gretchen Rubin and have been wanting to review this book since it was released. She conceived of The Four Tendencies framework while writing Better Than Before, so she's been discussing it on her podcast and on her blog for a while now. Alas... despite knowing quite a bit …
You Don’t Have To Hustle
I have a professional (albeit part time) job, a family, and a "side hustle" - this blog. Yet I only post an average of twice a month, I barely have an email list (which I just acquired the technology to start), don't have sponsors and have barely used any sort of monetization on this blog. Compared …
The Substitute Yoga Teacher
All the regulars were sitting on their mats waiting for class to start. Some chatted with their neighbors on adjacent mats, while others quietly stretched. Then, a woman walked to the front of the studio. In a quiet voice, she introduced herself as the substitute yoga teacher. A hush fell over …
Be Your Own Valentine
Do you love yourself? Do you want to improve yourself? And can these two things exist together? The other day I walked into the gym locker room. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a woman looking at me as she gathered her belongings. Then she said to me, "Your legs are absolutely perfect. …
Life as a Series of Sabbaticals
I'm 44, and in my adult life I've taken something like six "sabbaticals". Upon hearing the word sabbatical, one traditionally thinks of a university professor taking a paid leave for one year, approximately every seven years, in order to complete a special project or write a book. But the …