Spring has flung me across the country multiple times already and it’s only mid-April. I knew my work life and social life were both going to ramp up at the same time (showers, events, travel) but I didn’t realize just how much it was going to put my ever beloved writing life on hold. You …
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#BeBoldForChange on International Women’s Day– TODAY
Today is International Women's Day. A day I have always considered, but never taken any real action to get involved--not because I felt particularly safe or beyond the glass ceiling, but because I relied on other women to fight my battles for me. It seemed easier to let "them" do it, so I could focus on …
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Being An Ally Means You are Sometimes Wrong; How Accepting Criticism Makes You Brave
In the past I have shied away from writing about politics because I never feel that I know "enough" to be someone who should be putting information out there. That seems sort of silly now given the amount of news outlets that write whatever they want, ignoring truths for their own agendas. I've always wanted …
Do Less to Get More Done
Three years ago I made a note to myself in my journal. I had been reading something--an article or a book-- and wanted to boil down what I had read to a mantra. The entry says this: Work when you are working. Relax when you are relaxing. Write when you are writing. And it is …
Tales of Directionless Personal Branding
If you’ve been following my blog for awhile you’ll notice that I have re-branded three times, changed the content twice as much as that, and fluctuated between writing every day and once a month and well, never. Running this blog has been a strange journey and I am constantly re-evaluating it and trying to determine …
