Hello, Journal! It’s been awhile since we’ve hung out together. I’ve missed you. All that get-stuff-done urgency and distraction energy this past week of getting ready for Retreat got between us. My bad. Before arriving at the Retreat, I spent the night at my friend Amy’s house — an hour’s drive from home, and a… Continue Reading
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January Review: 1 down, 11 to go
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… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading