I read The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune this weekend. It was a recommendation from my mom and ever since I googled […]
Sunday Gratitude
A Saturday night spent perfectly: cribbage happy hour with my folks and then Mario Kart with friends Hiking on the bluffs, the lake blue and […]
Bonus Writing Update: Revision Complete
I finished my “real first draft” of my last night! Uffda. With a glass of wine and some motivation to free up my weekend, I […]
Just Us
I like it when it’s just us, the bubbleBouncing conversation topics while dining outdoorsTed Lasso in my living room, cats crawling everywhereOne million things I […]
Finding Peace
Here’s where I find peace — in the sunshine. A walk to the mailbox. An hour on the balcony. As long as my computer can […]
Heavy Day
It’s been a heavy day for news — a coworker in the hospital, a death in a direct reports family, another peer handling a tragic […]
Writing Update: One more week
I think I’ll be done with this revision by Labor Day. I’ve clocked in at 72K words tonight, and I’m anticipating ~8-10K more to wrap […]
Perspective
Perspective. In one definition, the exercise of remembering that while we can do important things at work, work is often the least important thing. A […]
Buckets of water
We build a moat from a dripping sandcastleAll the way to the lakeBuckets and buckets of water to test the pathThen dig holes, deeper, enough […]
Selfishness
It’s not selfish to want something for yourself. Selfishness is more about taking and not considering the people around you. Sometimes you read little gems […]