Ahhhhh . . . summer! It’s the perfect time to let a little creative sunshine into your imagination and plan something exciting and memorable. As the weather gets warmer, I start to get that fidgety feeling — eager to go outside, have an adventure, and plan some summer getaways. Do you have a list of summer […]
CONTINUE READINGHave you ever gotten up in the morning feeling bored like you don’t want to do the same old things, but you can’t think of anything better to do? Your normal routine can start to get old, and it may leave you feeling unmotivated at times to do anything. You find yourself sitting in front […]
CONTINUE READINGAre you stuck on auto-pilot? Do you cook the same dinners each night and watch the same Netflix shows over and over? If so, it’s time for a change. The same routine day in and day out can lead to boredom at best, or at worst, leave you worn out, drained and unfulfilled. While certain […]
CONTINUE READINGI’ll never forget a conversation I had with a demisexual friend years ago. At the time, I didn’t know she was demisexual. I didn’t even know what a demisexual was. But I did know that, unlike most of my other friends, she didn’t display obvious sexual attraction towards anyone of any gender. Until she met […]
CONTINUE READINGLet’s say you live to age ninety. How many days do you have left to live? Take your age now and subtract it from ninety, then multiply that number by 365. That’s pretty finite, isn’t it? It might seem like you have plenty of days left (especially if you’re younger than 40 or so), but […]
CONTINUE READINGI do a lot of sitting with my work. My entire business is online, and I spend the vast majority of my work day on my computer. The studies that have come out in the last few years about the health dangers of sitting so much have really started to bother me. Research links sitting […]
CONTINUE READINGI love taking vacations that are truly vacations — where you feel rested and enlivened rather than over-scheduled and wrung out. I’ve traveled a lot in the last few years, and I’ve found the best vacations for me are those that combine natural beauty, outdoor activities, great food, and interesting and fun attractions — without […]
CONTINUE READINGAs I’m writing this post, I’m in the process of moving. I’ve lived in the same house for nearly twenty years, and now my house has sold, and I’m moving to Asheville, North Carolina in two weeks. It was a hard decision to leave this house that I love so much, the home where I […]
CONTINUE READINGThere have been periods in my life when I was unhappy and flailing. Sometimes outside circumstances were the cause of my unhappiness — the death of a loved one, an unexpected and unwanted life change, or the painful behaviors of people close to me. Many of these outside events occurred in my youth or young adulthood, […]
CONTINUE READINGHere in Atlanta, the weather is starting to turn. The sun is out. The temperature is warmer. And with Daylight Savings Time, the days are longer. After a long winter of dreary weather, lots of snow, and time cooped up inside, it feels like spring is finally around the corner. This is the time of […]
CONTINUE READINGThe holiday season is all about traditions. Every family has their own. We have a tradition in our house that the kids get pajamas every year for Christmas, and they always open them Christmas Eve to sleep in that night. Since my daughters are dancers, going to their Nutcracker performances has always been part of […]
CONTINUE READINGOne of the main reasons we have a hard time creating the happy, passionate life we desire is because we are so highly-focused on our weaknesses and how we’ve screwed up in the past. Failing, doing something poorly, being chastised for messing up, seeing others perform far better than we have — all of these […]
CONTINUE READINGEver since I received my Kindle last year for Mother’s Day, I’ve doubled the number of books I read. I never, ever thought I would find reading on a Kindle more enjoyable than holding a real book, but (gasp) I’m finding it to be true. It’s easier to hold, the type is easier to read, […]
CONTINUE READINGLast week I took my daughter to New York City for spring break to look at colleges. But it didn’t feel one bit like spring. In fact, it was so cold we were wearing winter coats and boots, wondering if nature was playing a cruel trick on us. Even when we returned to Atlanta on […]
CONTINUE READINGDepending on which survey you read and where you live, somewhere between 70-80% of people are just plain miserable with their jobs. If you spend 8 or more hours a day on the job, that counts for more than half of your waking hours during which you are either actively unhappy or just sporadically satisfied. […]
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