It's taken me about a week to process last Thursday. The USC Women's conference was pretty great. There was the usual amount of thanking sponsors and other junk that went on for far too long, but the swag bag was fat and the speakers were actually … [Continue reading] about Focus
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USC Women’s Conference
I'm going to this USC Women's Conference tomorrow. The emails I got sold it as a chance to discuss "professional development, women’s health, personal wellness and financial strategies." Honestly, I'm not really sure what to expect. The basic truth … [Continue reading] about USC Women’s Conference
Stoking the Fires
It's funny sometimes how life tends to synch up. Some call it fate, others karma, or even divine intervention. I've always chalked up to luck. Whatever it is, it happened to me this morning. I went to yoga for the first time in a long time. It was a … [Continue reading] about Stoking the Fires
Pillars of Eternity
I've been reading this book, "Pillars of the Earth," for what feels like forever. It's quite long, and even though the author (Follett) can sometimes digress extensively into the details of church construction, it is a damn good story. The thing is, … [Continue reading] about Pillars of Eternity
An Almost Perfect Day
When I made my new years resolutions for 2012, one of the things I wrote was that I wanted to start spending my day as a writer. That is to say, I want to treat this like a real job, and not do things during the work day that a boss wouldn't approve … [Continue reading] about An Almost Perfect Day
For Daniel
It may seem like I haven't been blogging much the past two weeks, but really I've just been cheating on you. My other blog, The Digging Deep Campaign, has been going through some big changes. We added 6 new writers and I've been managing their … [Continue reading] about For Daniel
Is blogging a waste of time?
A friend of mine from grad school commented on my Facebook page the other day that, while she likes me and doesn't want to offend, she hates the whole idea of blogs, even mine. Here's how she put it: I honestly don't "get" blogs. If I have free … [Continue reading] about Is blogging a waste of time?