Happy 2013! I’m so excited about what I’ve accomplished this year! No, that’s not a typo. As you may have noticed (though possibly not), I was away for a long time in 2012. It was a tumultuous year, and not one of my best, though the last quarter was much, much better than the rest. [...]
It’s Raining Pens and Other Bad Music-Related Puns
Actually, there are no further puns in this post. Not intentional ones, anyway. I was just trying to be clever. But I did have something cool happen to me last night that I’ve decided to take as a sign. It all started… Wait – there’s a bit of history here. None of this will make [...]
Hitting the Mental Reset Button
At some point during the Great Recession, my default operating mode became one of anxiety and cynicism. While I initially thought of this as a defense mechanism, it’s probably more likely that I just tend towards pessimism in tough times. However, I realized about a month ago that I was tired of being so worried [...]
“Me Time” on the Cheap
When was the last time you took time for yourself? I know you’ve heard that plenty of times. I have too. It’s easy to get desensitized to it, especially when you see it on the cover of supermarket magazines, in the self-help section of the bookstore, on daytime TV, in commercials, scenes in movies…the list [...]