Emotional Labor is part of my job description. Literally. As HR, managing people emotions while keeping my own composure is a day to day reality. […]
Autumn
She’s wearing a Van Gogh sweatshirt Honey-colored hair, dyed Ripped jeans and I miss autumn With an all-at-once ache I am a summer-born summer-child But […]
Get Yourself a Friend
Get yourself a friend who spends an hour and a half on the phone with you, live editing a synopsis for a Pitch Wars submission […]
Writing Update: Carrying On
A short update this tonight, but I’ll keep you posted as I get in my Pitch Wars submission this week (see yesterday’s post for my […]
Query Letter
A couple of months ahead of my plan, I wrote my first query letter tonight. My friend Lin told me after work today about the […]
About Running Goals
Let me entertain a thought with y’all. I admit I am heavily influenced by what I read and while I have been waiting for my […]
Natalie Dyes A Dress For The First Time And It Isn’t A Disaster
This afternoon I decided to dye a dress. I know, who even am I? The level of craftiness is off the fucking charts. The seed […]
A Nice Place To Be
You spend most of your life inside your head . . . make it a nice place to be. I shared this quote on my […]
All Together
I have it all together I think in seconds of bravado When I can point to the apps that track Books and breaths and runs […]
Miyazaki Movies
I’ve become skeptical of the unwritten rule that just because a boy and girl appear in the same feature, a romance must ensue. Rather, I […]