If January is any indicator, this year is going to whiz by. It feels like I just made my first #12in12 commitment, and boom — we’re at the end of the month! To recap, inspired by this post by Jacqueline, I’ve committed to taking on a new challenge every month of this year. It may…
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Debriefs, Surprises and Soon-to-Be Busted
So let’s take stock of how my intentions are going so far, shall we? In keeping with the first of my 3 words for 2012, Self-Compassion, my big intention for January is to get better, and more, sleep. Specifically, I’ve committed to getting to bed, lights out, by no later than 11pm every night this…
WDS: Why In-Person So Totally Rules (Hint: Hugs) | Weekly Review #61
What the hell happened to my late Sunday (which, granted, is frequently effectively early Monday) weekly review post?? Here’s what happened: Friday morning I flew to Portland for the much-awaited World Domination Summit (#WDS), where 500 unconventional souls – bloggers, travel hackers, entrepreneurs, writers, artists and creatives of all kinds – gathered to meet, get…
Insomnia, Action Studio, and Popcorn Epiphanies | Weekly Review #58
So how’m I doing in my quest to re-invent my life, follow my evolving Blisses and create the life I really, really want? I just spent a week in a time machine. At least that’s how it felt. The past seven days have gone by in a flash, but on the other hand it feels…
A Hero’s Welcome: The Art of Nonconformity Road Show
It’s not often that you get to meet one of your heroes in real life. Even less often, I’d imagine, that said hero, upon meeting you for the first time in person, says, “You’re awesome.” (I’m awesome? Can you say “disarmingly charming”?) But Chris Guillebeau, author of The Art of Nonconformity (the book and the…
R.I.P. Louis the Cat
I’ve struggled with how to start this post. I’ve tried out at least eight or ten different openings, but nothing’s working, and I keep bursting into tears. So. I’ll just come right out and say it. Yesterday morning, my three-year old beloved monkey of a cat, Louis, suddenly died. [Time out to cry a bit.]…
Gratitude for Good Friends, Cadaver Parts and Blood-Filled Syringes
Turns out a girl with a dislocated kneecap has a lot to be thankful for. Blood-filled syringes, for one. The sports med doc used an enormous syringe to drain 60cc of blood out of my swollen knee today. (Apparently this is equivalent to 2 oz, though I swear it looked more like a pint from…
Farewell “To Life” (and more dramatically than intended)
Spending 3 hours in the ER with a dislocated kneecap was not how I planned for this morning to go. No, it was supposed to be a triumphant day at the To Life Jewish Cultural Street Festival, showing – and ideally selling – gobs of new art, prints and cards. Apparently the Universe had other…
Weekly Review #21: Course adjustment, and painting again!
So how’m I doing in my quest to re-invent my life, follow my evolving Blisses and create the life I really, really want? The week started with a podcast interview, ramped up to a singing gig on Thursday (my first with my ukulele!), and wrapped up with art-making, a party filled with music-making, and finally…
The Number One Problem Most Artists Have, Plus the Unveiling of My Debt Elimination Project
Last week I had the pleasure of lunching with Ann Rea, successful painter, artist business coach and owner of ArtistsWhoTHRIVE. Ann went from zero to profitable in one year of painting full time, and has been profiled by none other than Fortune Magazine. I interviewed her awhile back for my Thriving Artists Project, and I…
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