“Your answer supports my theory that what everyone wants is simply control over their own schedule,” she said. In the months since she made her proclamation I have tried to disprove her theory but I can’t do it. Because I do think that that is what we all want. We want to cook meals and … Continue reading
It’s my goal to be totally transparent (a word often thrown around carelessly, but I mean it) here – so here goes: I’ve been in a major funk for the last week. I’m no stranger to the occasional funk, but this one is hanging out a little longer than I’m used to, so I jumped … Continue reading
We all have to-do lists; I know that mine make me more productive and help me stay on track. I keep a Moleskin notebook with me filled with my daily and weekly to-do lists – I don’t even know if I could survive without that thing anymore. I live by to-do lists – I even have … Continue reading
Boring – waiting, agitated, empty, limited, disjointed, expectant, irritable, restless. Small – fulfilled, accepting, patient, peaceful, boundless, self-approved, appreciative, generous. “Small life, slow life” does not equate to “impoverished life, boring life.” Don’t worry; I didn’t used to know the difference either. When I found out I’d be living in Japan in a tiny farming … Continue reading
I wasn’t even a year out of college and I knew I had life all figured out. I’d graduated from UC Berkeley with a pretty darn good GPA as an English major and had been hired on with a fundraising consulting firm in Calabasas – a rich, suburby part of Los Angeles (and yes, that’s … Continue reading
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