Bah! I just wrote a whole blog about downloading and it disappeared…there is something so ironic about that. I will try and re-write as best as I can from my memory. Do you ever feel like your processor is going to overload or your files need to be wiped? Or at least resorted and filed again. That is precisely how… Read more →
Category: everyday learning
30 x 30
This year, I turn 30. Eeeps! There aren’t many things I thought I would have done before I was 30, I just had no idea what turning 30 would look like. I am not a big believer of setting milestones to ages, simply because I think you are basing your goals on a social standard, like you must get married… Read more →
Where does the time go?
Obviously my two minute plan didn’t go as planned. It is easy to come up with excuses, it is easy to say forget about it, but it isn’t easy to get back to it and try again. You haven’t seen the last of me. Inspire Yourself! Jenn Read more →
Giving up?
I watched an ant carrying a piece of food around for about 10 minutes. The piece of food must have been at least 3 times as big as the ant, I am not sure if the piece of food weighed more than the ant or not, but either way the ant seemed very determined. The ant struggled as it brought… Read more →
Kindness of strangers
It was a simple gesture, it happened without so much as a word exchanged, it would be easy to forget, and yet it really made an impression on me. While exploring the streets of Hanoi, we made it to an intersection and paused as the motorcycles and cars whizzed past us. We attempted inching forward, but as this was our… Read more →
Reducing clutter
As I packed backpack for our first long backpack trip, I pondered what I needed and what I could live without, I thought about how we live in abundance. These are luxury problems. I am too used to the mentality of packing for just in case. Just in case I need an extra bathing suit, just in case we go… Read more →
Running slower
This week I had the chance to talk to my life coach mentor and good friend, M on skype. It is the first time we have talked since I left for my trip over a month ago. We talked about how I lasted about 6 weeks before I needed to start working again, about a few mutual friends, about where… Read more →
Reflection time
So, it has been a week of giving myself 2 minutes a day and I thought in true design thinking form I would reflect how it is going. Like every practice there are ups and downs and opportunities for improvement. Here are a few of the lessons learned this time around: 1. keep at it 2. let go of expectations… Read more →
Let passion lead the way!
In my quest to learn to do nothing and in my happiness project I have found one thing. If I let passion lead the way, I will never get lost. I have always believed when setting life goals that setting specific milestones can set you up for disappointment or confusion, but when you set coordinates your journey will figure it… Read more →
Everyday Learning
I have been writing more and more about everyday learning – this is something that I regularly think about, the little life lessons that sneak up on us when we are going about our normal business. These are the moments that can easily wash over us in the blur of everyday, but for me I am trying to take the… Read more →