I met two kindergarteners yesterday for my first day of volunteering with Education Connection at a local elementary school. I’ll be spending a little time […]
Writing Update: A Peck of News
Finally, progress. After a couple of months of pretty lackluster editing, I’m happy to report that I have reentered writing mode. No more planning and […]
Goals vs. Systems
I started reading Atomic Habits by James Clear yesterday — a recommendation from my friend Ashley and another one of those habit books that I […]
10 Miles
I ran the Austin Run for the Water 10 Mile race today! I haven’t run this kind of distance since I was twenty and I’ve […]
Lights On
I work with the lights on. This doesn’t sound like a revelatory statement, but our office has a distinct Dark Side and Light Side and […]
Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats
I have a memory, from Kindergarten I believe, of making Rice Krispie treats dyed orange and shaped like pumpkins to bring into school for Halloween. […]
Halloween
Happy Halloween! The sky is orange this morning — a gradient stretching up from the Austin skyline of melon, pale yellow, to blue, streaked with […]
Ryan Holiday
A few years ago my boss recommended a book when I was looking for a mindset resource for a coworker: The Daily Stoic by Ryan […]
Writing Update: In the Clouds
I have to be real, folks, I haven’t made much progress. I’ve made some progress but I’m not in that intense writing state right now. […]
Texas Book Festival & Rainbow Rowell
My author events have increased exponentially this month from my normal null to the Texas Teen Book Festival and Leigh Bardugo in the last couple […]