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Is It Time for a Creative Purge?

Is It Time for a Creative Purge?

Holy purge. As in, holy purge, Batman. I just spent the past 48 hours on a wild purging spree. It came out of nowhere. Seriously. We arrived home on Sunday afternoon after a nice weekend away and, with laundry to do and emails to answer and tasks to complete and...
Showing Up & Sharing Your Gift

Showing Up & Sharing Your Gift

This past weekend I flew to Phoenix for an event called Power Boost Live! hosted by one of the most brilliant and generous people I know, Pam Slim (author of Escape From Cubicle Nation and the lovely lady standing next to me in the pic to the left). Over the course of...
Defer Isn’t a Dirty Word

Defer Isn’t a Dirty Word

My jury summons appeared in the mail last week, asking me to report for duty on Monday, November 5th. I looked at my calendar and saw that the following day, November 6th, is the last session for my book proposal class. Logically, I knew I could try and put off my...
Passion Project Progression

Passion Project Progression

Crunch mode. I’m in it. BIG time. A few ginormous projects, more work than I have time to tackle, and that nagging sense that my passion project is taking a back seat while I’m focusing on meeting my other deadlines is challenging for this creative...
Getting Back to Spaz

Getting Back to Spaz

Okay, I’ll come clean. The past few weeks I’ve been in what I’m lovingly referring to as a “Fall funk,” which means I’ve been feeling more meh than I would like. Generally speaking, I’m cool with feeling less than my positive,...