As I mentioned earlier, Kelly and I ran a serious leg-shredding race in Utah. After Big Cottonwood, I could barely hobble to the bathroom for days. There was no way I could manage the grocery store. That’s how we ended up trying online grocery shopping for the first time. My verdict? Not bad! One of […]
Needs
Day Off Just Because
Sometimes you just need a day off. To be clear – I rarely take these days, though I often need them. I decided it was time to prioritize rest so I did what any Type A person would do: I made a 101 List Goal to take time off for no reason other than to take time […]
Mentoring
For what felt like forever, I was afraid of being a mentor. I didn’t know enough. My career didn’t have enough awards marking the journey. The world didn’t know my name. At some point, I realized that a mentor is simpy someone who has been on the journey longer. Every experience leads to wisdom (be […]
Just Say It
The last couple of weeks have been difficult. I lost a friend/former coworker/protege, along with her husband, in a tragic accident. And honestly, I didn’t know what to say about how I felt, so I said nothing. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned that silence is an acceptable response when words are inadequate. As a […]
Tracking Life Changes One Ice Cream Crank at a Time
Two weeks before I started working at my previous company, Kelly and I made homemade ice cream. We didn’t make it again until the July 4th weekend, two weeks after I started working at the city. That’s a nice bookend, don’t you think? And it says quite a bit about free time, work/life balance and […]
Just a Reminder to Create What You Need
I grabbed this photo off of Random Cathy‘s Insta feed because first, my hair looks cute this photo and second, I love this group of women. I think I’ve written about this before (?? – too tired/can’t be bothered to search The Archives), but I’ve had a great group of professional women that I’ve networked […]
Acupressure Massage: The Therapist Goes to War
The husband loves me – he sent me off on a Sunday afternoon to get a foot massage (ahhh…Top Feet!) and an acupressure massage. I’d never had an acupressure massage before. By the way, it’s the same thing as shiatsu massage, which you may have heard of. (I had heard of shiatsu, but I’d never […]
Don’t Ignore the Little Things
Oftentimes it really are the little things that make tremendous impact in life. For me, those little things lately have looked like: Getting the ironing done over the weekend. Cooking good, wholesome food for 7 days in a row and then not feeling guilty when we decided to splurge with a fast-ish dinner out on night […]
The Secret Ingredient
For months, I’ve been pretty convinced that old age had finally caught up with me. I didn’t want to cook, didn’t have energy to clean. I didn’t want to travel, was secretly relieved when plans cancelled. I couldn’t stay awake during movies and laying around in pajamas sounded won-der-ful. On December 30, I figured out […]
When Things Become “THINGS”
I’ve focused on being intentional this year – truthfully longer than a year when I look back at things I included on my most recent 101 list developed in late 2012. Intentional has meant a lot of saying no to things. Even to things that I truly enjoy, like frequent dinners with friends and spontaneous […]