by Valerie | Sep 9, 2019 | Advice, Goals, Humor
Just the other day I was in the yard picking up dog poop. Also known as: any other day. Quick fact: 4 years ago we rescued a black Lab mix. I must love her a lot to let her use my backyard as a toilet. So, I’m in the yard, picking up the dog poop, having that...
by Valerie | Jul 1, 2019 | Goals
“I don’t wanna…” The voice sounds like a petulant, whiny four year-old. And there’s no one here but me. It’s my inner four year old who complains loudly, annoyingly, through anything she doesn’t really wanna do. She...
by Valerie | Apr 15, 2019 | Advice, Goals
A friend gave me some advice about mountain climbing. She’s not a mountain climber. Neither am I. To be clear, my mountains aren’t the kind that require proper hand holds and harnesses and belays. My mountains are the ones I see in front of me and...
by Valerie | Mar 3, 2019 | Creativity, Goals
Two years ago, in the depths of what I didn’t recognize then as a dangerous case of burn-out, I had this crazy image. I pictured my busy, exhausted self falling on the sidewalk and cracking open, only to find dozens… hundreds… thousands of words...
by Valerie | Feb 19, 2019 | Advice, Career, Goals
Ever have a flashback that takes you back to a particular moment in time? What was the experience that just flashed through your mind – positive or negative? Given our propensity to recall negative events with more frequency and clarity, the likelihood is that...
by Valerie | Dec 27, 2018 | Advice, Career, Goals
Another trip around the sun. Another year under our belts (and, if you’re like me, that belt is a wee bit tighter after a week of indulgences…) And another opportunity to make resolutions for Jan. 1 that we’ll likely break by Jan. 9th… (Why do...
