Rest is crucial to staying with yourself. It’s good for your mind, your body and your spirit. You’ve already heard me say that it’s not a reward for doing things, which is why having rhythms of rest is so important.

I have some thoughts about creating these rhythms.

You might be in the mood to spring clean your finances as we approach the halfway point of the year. So I have a to-do list to offer you to get started!

From my Bookshelves…Science Fiction & Fantasy

As you may know by now, I do these check-ins intermittently to see how things are going and to offer you some questions to reflect on.

It seems to me that so much of friendship discourse is about long-term friendships, or cutting people off or outgrowing friendships, but not nearly enough about making a concerted effort to continue to make new friends in your adult years. So I’m here to get on a soapbox and tell you to keep making new friends.

Life’s ebbs and flows will sometimes take us through dark seasons. Even though these can sometimes feel endless, they won’t last always, and we can use some tools to make our way through them.

From my bookshelves…poetry

Here’s your push to try something new, especially if you’re an adulty adult. In adulthood we get into rhythms and routines, and sometimes we forget that it’s good for our brains to experience new things.

We’re deep into winter over here, and sometimes that brings on the winter blues, low mood that’s caused (or exacerbated) by the shorter days and longer nights.

But, we can alleviate the sadness and sluggishness that dark days might bring! Here are some ideas of overcoming the winter blues.

A brief meditation for the holiday season.

Tis the season to reflect on 2024 and all that has happened, but if you’re feeling anything like me, you’re absolutely exhausted and possibly also hanging on by a thread. Here are some ways to take stock of how the year has gone, while taking refuge from the world in your blanket nest.

One of the most interesting terms I’ve learned in adulthood is “sunk cost fallacy.” This is an economic term that describes the mental gymnastics we do when we don’t want to abandon something because of how much we’ve already invested in it.

Some favorite reads this year!

Let’s check in for this fall season.

I've been thinking recently about following up, and how powerful it can be, in many of our relationships and also in our careers.

Here’s your reminder that a good life, a wonderful life, rarely happens by accident. Go ahead and curate your life to create a life that you love and enjoy.