The first full weekend of winter break has just finished, and I decided to check in with my winter break manifesto. True, it’s only been two days, but the first two set the tone, and I want to make sure I’m doing this right. Have I…. Eaten a vegetable and a lean protein at every […]
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The Reason I Blog
It’s been almost two months since my last blog post. In that time it’s been hard to find my purpose for posting. Over my eight years of blogging, I’ve focused on two main reasons for writing on this page, and both reasons have been failing me lately. Reason One: I blog because I have something […]
Crack in the Road
I was biking on the rail trail this morning when my front tire hit a crack in the pavement and I nearly lost my balance. I hit another, and another, and by the time I’d gotten the hang of running over the cracks, I’d passed them. I pedaled onward. The cracks changed my behavior. My […]
2018 Year In Review
As I contemplate the fresh opportunity of 2019, I thought it would be helpful to look back on 2018 and consider what worked, what didn’t, the highs and lows. I’d like to share a few of each with you today. There are some big things (like dealing with anxiety) and some smaller things (like finding […]
Write Every Day
This week, I feel like the Little Engine That Could, when he’s right on the precipice and needs one more push to get himself over the mountain. My goal was to finish my novel draft by November 30. It’s currently at 104,000 words– which is almost 15,000 words than I’d planned for– but I’m still […]
Q2 Spring Projects and Habits
It’s April 2. It’s Monday. It’s the day after a holiday and vacation from school, and it’s the start of the second quarter of the year. Today is the ultimate day for a fresh start on new projects! I always get over-zealous at the start of a new quarter, but spring gets me especially energized. […]