Lessons of a life lived thankfully.
DEAR LORD, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE PLEASE TAKE MY PHONE AWAY FROM ME! Hide it from me. Throw it out the window from the 100thfloor (but, ferchrissakes check for pedestrians below please, I don’t want anyone injured.) Toss it overboard into the sea – have it swim with the fishes (then retrieve it to dispose of it …
Goodbye, Commute. Hello, 'Me Time.' I recently had three weeks at home between jobs. Well, really, only one week between them – but I spent the last two weeks at my old job tying up projects from home. But that's all beside the point. What I got, was three weeks of not having to fight …
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It's 11am on a Tuesday in Auckland, New Zealand & I've just flown in from Los Angeles. Before you ask, no, I didn't do the literal flying. The pilots did, obvs (*insert Dad Joke about tired wings from all that flying here*) Right now my mind, body, & soul are balanced. Why? Well, for almost every …
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Friday. FriYAY. Saturday Jr.Whatever you call it, Friday is our collective Bae Day. Hard not to love even the thought of it rolling around again (especially if you're sitting on Sunday night or Monday morning), right? With a typical work week, we give different meanings & values to each day. C'mon, we all do it. …
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When I flew to Anaheim last June, I wasn't simply escaping a cold, wet, dreary start to winter in Auckland. I was on the hunt for sun, surf, summertime...and, something else entirely. Exactly what that 'something' was, I hadn’t a clue - but I knew I’d know it when I saw it. I knew a …
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I’m a writer and photographer by trade (and by passion) – I’m also a woman who is hungry to learn.
As an introvert, knowing yourself is your best, most powerful weapon out in the wide world. Wield that knowledge wildly. Unapologetically even. Thrive like it's going out of style.
Have you ever had an out-of-body experience in a work meeting? One of those did-I-just-zone-out-or-are-these-people-speaking-Martian moments where you hear people as clear as a bell, but no matter how hard you try, you just can't figure out what in the world they're on about? You hear words, pauses, and see nods of approval from others. But …
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Work can be a funny place sometimes. It's a world unto itself - with rules, etiquette, and an internal vernacular that are as individual and varied as the people that work within them. And, seeing that most of us spend the majority of our waking moments at work (with others who aren't family or otherwise …
