Tomorrow I leave for Spain and I can’t wait! The temperature is a blazing 98 degrees, which will be a nice change to the mild Midwest summer we’ve had so far. The window A/C unit in our Madrid apartment will be working overtime. Interestingly, I am leaving exactly four months to the day that I … Read more
“There are two ways of going through life: Gather everything in sight, just in case you need it. Or trust that you’ll find exactly what you need, just in time.” – Martha Beck, O magazine, July 2009 I read an article in O magazine about just-in-time versus just-in-case living that made me think about how … Read more
Just a few days ago, I was so conflicted about what I would do this summer that I almost ended up doing nothing. So how do you go from two wonderful options to nothing? You allow yourself to get paralyzed by fear. Paulo Coelho calls it the Acomodador, or giving up point (see excerpt below). Looking back, I … Read more
I wanted to send thoughts, prayers and love to all the mother’s of world, especially my mother, grandmother, sister and aunts. There is not a day that goes by that I am not grateful to my parents for loving me and raising me to become the woman I am today. I am truly blessed to … Read more
So I was all ready to step outside my comfort zone and spend the summer studying Spanish in Madrid and traveling to Eastern Europe for 6 weeks. I had done all the planning and was close to putting a deposit down. Then, this morning I got a call from a business school classmate who was … Read more
“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others … Read more
I am on a constant journey to deepen my spirituality and not working has given me the time think about ways to move forward. Having free time and not traveling has changed how I view my ability to commit to various things, including church. Last month, I officially walked the aisle to join the church … Read more
Today I went to the unemployment office because I hadn’t received a payment and I’ve been unemployed for over a month. I won’t go into the details of the experience (just think of your last experience at the DMV). As expected, there was a long line of people waiting to file benefits. And as usual, … Read more
(Disclaimer: Please note, this is not an endorsement to watch The City as doing so may result in a fat ass and the lost of brain cells). Who says nothing valuable can be learned from watching The City. For those of you who have better things to do like solve world hunger, The City is the spin off of The … Read more
Today was my last official day at work and I have mixed emotions. I know this is a great thing for me and that God is closing this door for a reason, but it doesn’t get rid of my feelings of anger, disappointment and frustration. So I’ll let this passage from a book by one … Read more
