When I was growing up, I always had this idea ingrained in my head about how my future would play out. It goes something like this: After graduating from high school, I would go to college. While I was in college, I would find a guy and fall in love. After graduating from college, I […]
life lessons
Momentum (and why the first step is the hardest)
I’m just going to get this out of the way – say it out loud for the world to hear: I am a procrastinator. The first step is admitting that you have a problem, right? One good example: the five blog posts I was supposed to write prior to November, so that I could get […]
Inspiration (and when to listen to that fortune cookie)
Remember how your mom always told you not to play with your food? Well, I’m here to tell you otherwise. Or… at least to tell you that sometimes it has something worth saying. Err… too much of a stretch? Probably, but stick with me! One of my favorite parts of eating Chinese food (other than […]
Giving Thanks (and why it matters most when things look the worst)
I have the feeling that if you’re carefully examining the title of this post, you may get the impression that I jumped the gun on posting it – that I meant to save it for later in the month, around the Thanksgiving holiday. Well, maybe you’re right, but wait until you have finished reading to […]
Life, Loss (and why it matters)
It seems like every time I turn around, I hear about another famous person who has finished up their time on this planet and moved on, or about the passing of someone who was close to someone I knew. Sometimes it’s even someone I knew, someone close. There has been a lot of that recently […]
Ripples (or: throwing rocks in life’s pond)
There is a software developer in town who has become somewhat of a mentor to me over the past year and a half. He encouraged me to step outside my then-current worldview, and was one of the first to encourage me to start my own business. I had been hiding behind finishing school as a […]