Posts Tagged ‘gratitude’
An Editor’s Favorite Happiness Tool
An editor has many tools of the trade. A red pen, of course. An eye for details. A grateful heart. But there’s one editing tool that can boost your happiness like nothin’ else. Find out what that happiness tool is in today’s Life Editing Quick Tip video. Be on the lookout for 1 more Quick…
Read MoreFind Your Inner Optimist and Set Her Free
When I was in elementary school, I wore the thickest, dorkiest glasses in the world on my chubby little face. I was extremely near-sighted, so the lenses were like glass hockey pucks crammed into huge pink plastic frames (this was the 80s, after all). I’ll never know why, but the employees at the eye glasses…
Read MoreI’m Featured on LauraYamin.com!
I’m thrilled to be featured in an interview on LauraYamin.com today! For those of you who don’t know, Laura is a Lifestyle Career Coach who helps courageous women leave their shitty jobs. Yes, really! Watch out for the salty language on her site. 🙂 Here’s what you’ll learn: The type of music I like to…
Read More3 Surprising Reasons Why Your Problems Are Awesome
Let me tell you about the time my puppy, Skyla, almost died. OK, that’s totally dramatic, but it was a pretty scary situation. Skyla’s our 3-year-old pit bull with a lot of energy. She’s all muscle and much heavier than she looks. That makes her a great runner and jumper. But she’s a lousy swimmer.…
Read More3 Calming Ways to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Unknown
I have a lot of hobbies: scrapbooking, rubbing Skyla’s belly, drinking gallons of Starbucks coffee until I’m a jittery mess, and singing Frozen songs loudly and obnoxiously. Then there’s my favorite hobby; the one I devote the biggest chunk of my precious time to. Worrying. Yup, I may appear to be an in-control solo entrepreneur…
Read MoreHow to Stop Feeling Hopeless About Money
There have been times in my life when I had to pinch every penny so hard it hurt. I can remember weighing my spending choices and wondering if I’d have enough to cover rent that month or even if I could afford mundane things like new underwear. And I gotta tell you, feeling that strapped…
Read MoreHow to Get Lucky at Work and Home
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! You can bet I’m wearing green today and eating a bowl of mint chocolate chip vegan ice cream. I’m not Irish, but I try to celebrate as many holidays as I can, even ones I make up myself. I believe in having fun and not taking yourself too seriously. But you…
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