Why I Stopped Blogging: Here’s the long and the short of it
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How To Say No When You Want To Say Yes
Hello, readers and friends! This post is excerpted from the latest edition of The Joyful Creative newsletter. Multiple subscribers asked me to post this in a more shareable way, so please, share this link! If you’re not a subscriber, give it a read, and if you learn something valuable, I’d love for you to sign […]
5-Season Planning
Today is March 30, so I’m working on making my goals for the next season of the year, which starts April 1. In my planning year, there are 5 seasons: Winter: January 1- March 31 (3 months) Spring: April 1- June 30 (3 months) Summer: July 1-August 30 (2 months) Fall: September 1-November 30 (3 […]
Recipe For Losing Your Voice
How to Lose Your Creative Voice Preheat the environment with a year-long global pandemic. 2. Mix together despair, grief, and self-doubt. 3. Add several dashes of social media. The seasoning will become extra strong if you combine vitriol directed at your profession (teacher), and criticism directed at your identity (mom). Fold in frightening news coverage. […]
End of 2020: How I’m Healing
I haven’t written much lately– not here, not anywhere except my journal. In the spirit of complete transparency, and the knowledge that many of you out there feel the same, I’ve struggled lately. I’ve struggled with stressful situations and changes at work and connecting with my students virtually. I’ve struggled to contain my work and […]
Begin With The End, End With The Beginning
I’ve been trying to think up my next writing project, and no matter where my thoughts go, I always end up in the same two places. What do I have to offer? What does the world need? The Venn diagram of where the two meet is where I should put my energy. But it’s taking […]