Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver secured her spot in history with these two lines in “The Summer Day”. Frequently quoted, often posted to Instagram and Tumblr feeds, tattooed on the backs of young women... it’s a question that is always asked and …
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We Do A Lot. (And We Should Say Thank You.)
Today was a hard day. But I had it in my planner that I had to write a new blog post. And so here I am. I tried for an hour to come up with a reasonable post topic. And in that hour I took the dog out for the night, made my lunch for …
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My To-Don’t List
I am a total nerd for lists. Lists and calendars help keep my scattered brain somewhat focused even though it's generally just a mess of ideas, questions, memories, and junk that just kind of scrambles in and out the door before I get a grasp on it. I have a planner full of lists, a …
How to Be Happy (Hint: Not with this blog)
Wouldn't it be absolutely brilliant if you could Google search or ask Siri "How to Be Happy" and get a bunch of personalized returns? A link to your soulmate, a link to your dream job, and links to fun new hobbies would all pop up and you could save them and file them and never …
Getting Over a NaNo Hangover
I don’t think people talk about the subtle depression you fall into once NaNoWriMo is over. For those of you who aren’t aware, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, a decade long tradition of writers gathering in person and online to each write 50,000 words (the average length of a novel) over a period …
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