I haven’t posted in a while because a) we’ve been GSD (getting sh*t done*), b) work’s been busy**, and c) I’m tired of my whiny self.  Even I don’t want to read another post about how I can’t pick a paint color, am too cheap to buy something I really want, or can’t grow a [...]

While chatting with my mom today I was reminded of two pieces of advice/ life lessons/ universal truths I continue to forget and remember and forget and remember:

The only way out is through; the sooner you start, the quicker it’s over.

Some things in life just take time.  You can spend the time fighting [...]

I’m going for high-contrast in the office: chalky white walls plus one chalkboard wall.  Or navy blue wall, but chalkboard seems more fun.

Here’s my permission.

There’s something about “working from home” that implies casualness, even in my brain.  I see it in other people, too – this unspoken need to apologize for the [...]

I have a very clear visual of how learning happens to me.  “Things to be known” float around my head like stars.  Sometimes they’re brighter and then they fade.  Sometimes they’re suddenly in my face after being far away for a while.  Ephiphanies connect the things and over time, the web of known things — [...]