I do a few different things to support myself. Since September, 2010, I’ve had four income streams. I’m ready for a change – a big one. So I’m leaving all current income streams behind. Not burning bridges, mind you. Just having the “Today is my last day,” conversations. The response has been only positive, peppered…
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Three months from today….
Imagine a catalog filled with courses you’d love to take. The courses take place in your favorite part of the country. The only problem? You can only take one course at a time. So how do you decide? Well, I had that question every since I first opened a catalog from the John C. Campbell…
On Quitting a Job in a Recession
“What do you do when you’re not working here?” I asked him as we stood on the beach. “Well, I just gave my two week notice four weeks ago,” he said. My face lit up. “Oh how exciting!” I said. I don’t think he expected such a response. I explained that I’ve quit quite a…
Back to the Future
“That’s a real one,” I said to the group of four nursing students as they pulled a vertebral column (backbone) out of their bone box. “What do you mean real?” one asked. I laughed. “Real. As in it used to be in someone’s body.” I watched as two of them lost all color and leaned…
My Morning Jolt
Lots of people use coffee to get them going in the morning. I was never a coffee drinker, but have finally found something that energizes me first thing in the morning: working on something for me. My inspiration came via my friend Stacey. She’s a writer, a runner, a wife, and a mom of two…
Words That Made A Difference
I wasn’t always a very optimistic person. In fact, I clearly remember a time in my life when my mother told me over and over to “look on the bright side.” Mom tells me she doesn’t recall that. Which reminds me of a little girl on Oprah whose mother had passed away. The mother knew…
You Never Know Who’ll Show Up
With my first-ever organizing class just a few weeks away, I took off for my favorite place to do research: the bookstore. There are a ton of books about how to organize. The problem is that when someone wants to get organized, the best way to un-motivate them is for them to see a 300…
When The Timing Is Right…
I would often beat myself up over my fear of starting an organizing business. But over the last couple of years, I’ve come to believe that when the timing is right, things will happen. One of the things about “the right timing” is that you can’t really predict when that will be. Which I think…
Letting go of the past
This wasn’t the first time I’d moved to a town where I knew next to no one. There was a certain thrill of being in a brand new in a place. The idea of starting over, of letting go of the past and moving full force into an unknown future. I’m aware that not everyone…
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