Here in New York, winter drags on. It’s always cold. It’s usually dark (yes, even during the day– we’ve had very little sun, just a gray haze). The routine is always the same. This year, it hasn’t even been broken up by snow; we’ve had only one snow day. In midwinter, everyone in school goes […]
habits
The Word of 2022
Happy New Year, everyone! I think any time of year can be a good time to set intentions, goals and habits, but I do love the ultimate fresh start of a new year. It’s become my tradition to set a word for each year to guide my sense of purpose. Results have been mixed over […]
Meditation and Me
The one habit I can’t seem to make stick for myself is meditation, and it’s the one habit I think I really need. I’ve been on spring break this week, but even though I’m not thinking much about work, my mind is still going all the time. Learning how to calm my mind is vitally […]
Mid-January Life Update
Today is the start of this month’s blog streak! I’ll be posting every day from now until Saturday. I love blogging week because it pushes me to write more freely. I love it even more this month because I’m hip-deep in creative projects at the moment and feeling so good about it. But let’s start […]
Winter Break Manifesto Results
My winter break manifesto results aren’t perfect, but better than they would have been without the manifesto… I hope!
2020 Anticipation
The first two reflection posts have served their purpose. In the past few days, they’ve prompted me to re-read my journal from 2019 (well, I skimmed it– it was tens of thousands of words long), write a list of my 2020 commandments (I’ll share it soon) and start my why/what/how goal and habit systems for […]