We all play many different roles in life. There is power in associating yourself with multiple titles. There are almost always communities attached to these identities. And there is no shame in giving up one identity, temporarily or otherwise, to work on another. I care about these different self-given associations. Not only am I a…
Writing
April in Review: How do you maintain a habit?
Have you ever heard the phrase, “If it’s meant to be, it’s up to me”? There’s a lot of work in maintaining good habits, and this phrase is particularly encouraging. A lot of folks struggle with starting something new, but what happens when you finally overcome that first mental hurdle of starting? You keep it…
Review: The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
I love a good personality test. As an INFJ, I struggle to find folks like me: self-described introverts who still want to help or be around people, and often do. So much so that practically everyone else around us thinks we’re extroverts. Apparently, we’re the rarest personality type. (And, if you’re curious, my type is…
How I own the mornings, with my e-d-c-b-a system!
I set a generic goal of “own my mornings again” in 2019. I am now embracing a specific system! I don’t have an Instagram-friendly morning of an acai bowl and yoga, but I love my mornings. The memes are true: Beyonce also has 24 hours in a day… but the only thing I know about…
Can creatives be minimalists?
I’m a creative. And I’m working on minimalism and, as you’ll see on Goodreads, essentialism. Our digital culture loves buzzwords (which is a buzzword in itself) because on a surface level, they help group behaviors and ideologies into lifestyles, and even titles. Internally, they help people find one another. But these titles can separate people…
March in Review: 3 ways I’m maximizing the creative process and how you can, too
Hello, friends. It’s been a while since I’ve written last. I recognize that. I could choke it up to a down server. Certainly, life happened, too. I’m still writing, at work, on behalf of two organizations in my service work, and on Goodreads. Instead of focusing on the past, I’m making lessons out of life,…
Review: My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem
With Martin Luther King Jr. Day just days ago, it seems fitting that my first WordPress-hosted book review is by feminist icon Gloria Steinem. Who knows the ms. behind the magazine with the same name? A lot of people, apparently. In addition to being a journalist, Steinem’s a world traveler, organizer of events and people,…
Just another WordPress site? Why I set 19 goals and how I accomplish them
“Hello world.” So starts each WordPress site, down to the all-too-often forgotten comma after “hello.” It’s good to be here, world. (See what I did there?) After years of setting (and forgetting) resolutions, I began recording and mastering my goals. I tracked my progress on scratches of paper, on my phone’s calendar, and even on…