"I just thought if I followed through rules, things would work out, ya know?" It's 2005 and I'm walking down an alley in Nei Li, Taiwan, drinking coffee out of a plastic bag and commiserating with my co-worker. I've been working as an ESL teacher...
Figure out what makes you happy!
Tips & Recommendations to help you figure out what makes YOU happy (not your parents, friends, or partner)
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Expert Advice to avoid the $18,000 thought-it-would-make-me-happy mistake I made
True Story: My husband and I have separate bedrooms
When we get move in with a partner, sharing a bed and a bedroom seems like a forgone conclusion. Even if our partner is messy, snores, or goes to bed at a different time, we soldier on. Jamie and her husband tried something different. Tell us a bit...
Web Time Wasters
How was your week, guys? I took myself on my monthly writing retreat and introduced a friend-of-a-friend to some of the glories of Minneapolis. This weekend, Kenny and the boys are away and I am glooooooorying in having the house to myself! Links...
How To Live In The World (Not In A Bubble)
I'm clicking through one of those quizzes people share on Facebook, feeling preemptively smug. Click. Click. Click. Self-congratulatory back pat. My results appear on the page and I grimace. Apparently, that self-congratulatory back pat was not...
True Story: I worked at Disney World
Would you ever want to work at Disney World? Would that be a dream come true or an Actual Living Nightmare? I'm an impatient introvert who melts in the heat so it's not the job for me, but I loved this interview with Stephanie who is a former...
9 Morning Habits That Are Doable + Day-Improving
Picture this. It's any given Tuesday and you stretch yourself awake, nestled between clean, high thread-count sheets. You pad downstairs and tuck into a delicious, nourishing breakfast. You meditate. You journal. You put on a lovely, well-planned...
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