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Time Stewardship and the Creative Life
Time stewardship is knowing how to pay attention. It’s recognizing the value in being “idle and blessed.”
When Morning Pages Are Bad for You
We’re out there trying to use a fishing pole to take down a kraken.
Writer’s Block, February, Los Angeles
No matter how far I go, how long I wait, my steps don’t turn into the magical, percussive beat of language coming to life in my head.
The Best Books I Read in 2021
Though they didn’t necessarily first come out in 2021, these are the books that captivated me over the past year.
The Year Of Better Habits
I didn’t make any resolutions for 2021. I knew right from the start—we all did, really—that it was going to be a year full of uncertainty.
Do Vision Boards Work?
Does my life look any more like this vision board than it did one year ago? Maybe.
Where Does Your Muse Live?
There’s a place I see when I close my eyes. It’s at the end of a cobblestone alley, up a set of crumbling stairs …
I’m Mad About How Creatives Get Paid
The way we collectively define value is arbitrary and the way we attach that value to compensation is broken.
The Question I Ask at Every Cocktail Party
There are very few events I dread more than a cocktail party.
Why I Don’t Write Morning Pages (and What I Do Instead)
Morning pages work well for a lot of people. They don’t work for me.
About #myslowcity
#myslowcity is a hashtag, there to remind us that slow living is a choice, not a location…
17 Ways You’re Creative (Even If You Don’t Think You Are)
We have a tendency to define creativity as something that belongs to a certain class of people who wear flowy dresses and put on gallery shows, but it’s not true.
Creating a Mindful Morning Routine
I wake up sans alarm, stretch a bit, do some skin care, and get dressed before doing a few basic upstairs chores…
Why I Always Track Everything I Wear
Every day, for more than a decade now, I’ve been tracking what I wear.
The Lockdown Isn’t Slow Living
Slow living absolutely can be staying home and reading a book, but it doesn’t have to be.
How to Make New Year’s Resolutions in Uncertain Times
I love the energy of new beginnings and the beautiful potential of blank notebooks, sharp pencils, and pristine day planners.
My 2021 Word of the Year
Moving forward from the specter of 2020 with all its losses and disappointments, seems the perfect time to focus on the good in life.
How to Have an Amazing Stay-At-Home Christmas
For the past twenty-three years I’ve had one hard and fast holiday rule: no traveling for Christmas. This year, I’ll be far from alone.