Lessons From Dance
Recently I took up ballroom dancing. It has been a challenging shift, since my only previous history was in very casual swing dancing. In that realm, I felt reasonably confident because I’d memorized the majority of the steps that anyone…
Give Yourself Some Grace
The last couple of times I’ve played Frisbee or disc golf with anyone, I realized I have a bad habit of talking down to myself when I make a poor shot. Why? I often imagine others notice my mistakes as…
How To Do Less Laundry
Presently I live where I have to use a coin-based washing machine. Spending a total of $2.75 for each load that I wash and dry isn’t too bad, especially compared to the price of buying a washer and dryer. Still,…
My First Time Teaching
I just got home from teaching at a youth group for the first time ever! I have to admit, it's still slightly weird to me that someone would think of having me lead teenagers. Like, I'm barely out of my…
5 Tips For Newbie Disc Golfers
After seven-ish years of telling myself I would take up disc golf, I've finally gotten around to it! I'll be the first to tell you: I really suck! But that's okay. Today was only my first-ever play through of the…
Looking Forward to The Workweek
It's late on a Sunday night. Some people in the world are probably filled with dread at this moment as they anticipate the coming of Monday. But not me. They say a picture speaks a thousand words So, on that…
My Weird Coworkers: Chapter 1
I love my coworkers and the fact that we regularly acknowledge our mutual weirdness. Here are some of my favorite moments from the past year of work at Classical Conversations :)
Going Offline.
It's so easy to be completely wrapped up in all things digital. I make my living by operating a large company's social media. I keep in touch with my family through the internet. Many of my dearest friends exist within…
Blogging (For the wrong reasons!)
I haven't been blogging much in the past 12 months. For years it had been near-instinctual for me to be producing frequent web content. Ever since I moved to North Carolina last year and got into the marketing world, I…