Kids never stop. They wake up in the morning, bounce out of bed, and are ready for the day two seconds later. They don’t need morning coffee or breakfast before they start bouncing around. They don’t need a 10 minute… Read More »Bouncing out of bed
I should be working out. I need to get it over and done with, need to boost my spirits with a little adrenaline, need to get my body moving. Instead, I’m sitting on the floor of the game room trying… Read More »The mood matches the sky
In freshman biology, we had to read one of two novels that were dramatized tellings of the spreading of two very different and horrible viruses. I chose to read the Demon in the Freezer which was a book about smallpox.… Read More »The demon is in the details
I had a thought this morning about turning books into a movie or series. Is it every writer’s goal to get a movie deal or do some writers cringe at the idea? As someone who has always entertained the idea… Read More »Wishing for the movie deal?
Culling is hard. Anyone who says otherwise is either lying or they’ve spent years practicing it. Or maybe that person is a genius. I mean, I don’t really believe in the word genius, but if you do, maybe it’s a… Read More »Another important note about culling
Do you believe in luck? In luck of timing? Do you believe that you have to be in the right place at the right time in order to succeed or in order to live a full life? I sometimes feel… Read More »On Timing
When I’m on a plane, I love to do two things. I love to read, and I love to watch movies. Yeah, I know this is nothing new under the sun. But I’m going to tell you about it anyways.… Read More »What I do on Planes
It’s been hot lately. Ridiculously hot. And to make it all worse, we’ll hit record temperatures here in Washington this weekend. So yesterday instead of taking Sofie to the splash park in the middle of the day, I waited until… Read More »All together now
Life isn’t about making a decision once and changing for the rest of time. It’s about a daily reminder to yourself to be the person you want to be. Maybe it’s even an hourly reminder. For me, this daily, hourly,… Read More »Presto-Chango
I never really thought any human could survive on the amount of sleep I now currently get. To be honest, it’s amazing that I can be writing this blog post right now and not fall asleep sitting in my chair.… Read More »Minimal sleep