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 […]
The Nap
My mother is a much better nap-taker than I am for many reasons, but mainly that she actually takes naps. And partially become she has […]
Anxiety
Anxiety is spindly, spider-like, coated in dripping pitch that stains the floor, the walls, the ceiling as it thrashes and slows then slams itself against […]
The Ivy Lee Method
There’s a prevalent conversation at work right now about productivity on both an individual scale, sure, but more so on an organizational level: 1) how […]
Coaching My Third-Grade Self
When I was in third grade I got asked by my teacher to go give something — a folder maybe — to another teacher during […]
28 for Lin
For my friend Lin, on their twenty-eighth birthday. I don’t remember meeting you other than it was at Quidditch practice which is a good sign […]
The Power to Give Back
My wrist and shoulder are both sore this evening after spending the morning scraping paint off house siding and before painting a fresh coat in […]
Benefit Finding
Yesterday I participated in a half-day workshop at work for our women’s group: Camp Atta Girl! The company usually puts on full-day retreats for women […]
The Miracle Morning
I read The Miracle Morning back in the Fall of 2015 in the midst of a hard time and lapped up the formulaic routine the […]
The Cure Is Gratitude, Again
I was feeling a little pissy and on the defensive today. And honestly when I started writing it was to whine about how others aren’t […]