Archive for 'On Living'
Compromising Values and Jaw Bones?
Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by Writer.
Last night I dreamt that the right half of my jaw literally fell out of mouth, at first I thought it had to do with the Nova episode I watched last night about Machu Picchu (there were lots and lots of skeletons and jawbones and teeth – check it out it is awesome). But then [...]
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Here’s to Pura Vida and a Hopeful Return to Costa Rica
Posted on 13. Feb, 2010 by Writer.
There I was my first year into a PhD program in Social Psychology and everything was going according to plan but something didn’t feel right. I felt like there was something out there just outside my grasp, something bigger, something grander that I was suppose to do.
December 12, 2005 – I want to run [...]
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Add More Money to the Travel Fund with a Financial Fast
Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by Writer.
So starting to freak a bit – the financials are depleting at a rapid pace. I guess it is time for some sort of financial intervention.
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Happy 2010 – Start the New Year off with a Time Audit
Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by Writer.
Nothing like 180 unread items in my google reader, 92 unopened emails, 3 unpacked backpacks, and at least 2-weeks of unopened mail to make you feel like a total slacker. Happy 2010.
So I ask all of you – how do you balance all of this? Some of you have full-time jobs and also write prolifically, [...]
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Decorate Your Own Damn Cookie
Posted on 23. Dec, 2009 by Writer.
In an attempt to get both stoked about my return to Salt Lake City and the holiday season I decided to throw a holiday bash at my newly feng sui-ed ole apartment. I aptly named the gathering “decorate your own damn cookie and make your own f***ing pizza party” to reflect my holiday spirit.
Having lived [...]
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100+ Things to Do to Help Shape My Creative Life
Posted on 22. Nov, 2009 by Writer.
I have been working on my life list for a while but was motivated to post it after reading A Life Well Lived: Developing a Personal Manifesto and downing half a bottle of red. There is something about red wine that fuels internal reflection followed by copious amounts of tears.
I have recently made some huge [...]
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And Yet Another Desert Weekend
Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by Writer.
I am obsessed, thoroughly desert obsessed. With all the money I have spent traveling nearly every weekend to the remarkably beautiful Utah desert I could have surely by now saved up for a year abroad. My travel lust list is so long it almost stresses me out – so much that I have to add [...]
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The Pleasures of Insomina
Posted on 28. Oct, 2009 by Writer.
In college I prided myself with being able to function highly on very little or no sleep at all. Barenaked Ladies’ Who Needs Sleep? was my mantra for most of those years.
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New Beginnings: The First Month In Review
Posted on 30. Sep, 2009 by Writer.
As I look back at my goals for the first 3-months of my full-time freelance writing career, I wonder what I have accomplished during this whirlwind first month. I am going to use these occasional check-ins as a way to monitor my progress, keep the motivation strong, and basically hold myself accountable so I don’t [...]
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100+ Things to Do to Help Shape My Creative Life
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And They Spelled My Name Wrong (Again)
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Come Dance With the West Wind
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Time Audit Results: Freelance Writing and Managing Distractions
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Burn Them or Cherish Them? What to Do With Old Journals
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