I like a little poetry in my word of the year. Something I can put into metaphor and stick into the last line of a […]
In Conclusion: The Word of 2024 ONWARD
A year ago I wrote: “I don’t want to hide away. I don’t want to go backward. I want to go on. Onward.” I tear up […]
New walking pad
Fall colds from nowhere But I still walk for an hour In place at my desk With Love, Natalie
Ten Years
I still remember what the office looked like the first time I walked in for an interview. Twenty-two and clueless and lucky. I had an […]
A Reflective Workshop
I led a short workshop tonight on behalf of the League of Women Voters. Though it was really a pet project of mine after I […]
Rage Exercise
My trauma-release somatic exercise course was less physical and more mental today. The ‘exercise’ was a journaling exercise to release anger, irritation, and frustration. I […]
SHRM-SCP & SPHR
It’s over team, we did it. I passed two senior professional certification exams this week: The SHRM-SCP (Society for Human Resource Management – Senior Certified […]
Pass
I dropped to the floor after The drumbeat in my chest echoing from the crescendo Badum, badum, small words on a screen Pass I was […]
Studying
Like a kid again Cramming for a big exam Too nervous to stop But stop — and rest now At some point, you either know […]
Studying
I remember the Wager Act by wagging my finger “Not just Railway workers!” and so then private companies have the right to collective bargaining And […]