My life has been filled with fleeting passions. And that’s okay.
After a challenging middle school experience, I promised myself that high school would be better. I was correct. And it was a difficult time to say goodbye too (although ironically…
The saying is that only boring people are bored, but I’ve found for me that the only time I’m bored is when I’m mandated to do something that makes me…
I learned the hard way that no matter how much effort I put in, I’m no DIYer.
2011 was a year that cost me a lot of things. But it was when coffee was taken away from me for six months that I learned just how much…
Normally, I strive for growing my soul, defined partially as changing with the times. But when it comes to my shoes, I’ve also had growth of the sole (add drum…
My approach to budgeting has changed over the years. Partly because of the times and partly because of the circumstances. I’m grateful I don’t have to budget to the penny…
Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? In 2003 I was stressed. I was in software sales, selling to the State of Alaska, and 600-employee company I worked for was…
When I was 14 a classmate’s grandma called me “Ugly” but I was able to brush that aside and continue on. 40 years later I feel lucky to have spent…
My parents were ahead of me 5 to 10 years at each stage of life before by some miracle I caught up to where they’d been. Then life said, “Whoa,…
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