The weather certainly doesn’t feel like fall, but the academic year has begun, so it’s fall in my world. I already miss the freedom of the summer (my favorite season) while loving the busyness and possibility of the season ahead.  Yes, I love the sun, water, the smell of coconut and suntan oil, but I love fall too. What a vibe! Fall has … [Read more...]

There’s nothing inherently wrong with Wednesday. It’s not a heavy work day or a day I dread for any particular reason. I have nothing against Wednesday. Yet every Wednesday morning, I wake up tired, cranky, and feeling like the week is long. I talked to several friends who have the same experience on Wednesdays, which led me to do some research. … [Read more...]

I know it’s not technically summer, but graduations happened, and the academic year ended, so it’s summer in my world. You may recall that summer is my favorite season. I love the sun, water, the smell of coconut and suntan oil, the slower pace of life… everything. There isn’t much about summer that I don’t love. 5 Things I’ll Need to … [Read more...]

I used to get the “Sunday Scaries.” You know the feeling when you spend most of your Sunday dreading the work week ahead? Now Sunday is my favorite day of the week.  Yes, I changed jobs, so loving what I do AND where I do it certainly helped eliminate that Sunday foreboding. But perhaps an even bigger change was to decide to focus my … [Read more...]

I’m pretty sure it all started while drinking beer in the pool. Shouldn’t all good ideas start that way? Surely all great stories begin with an alcoholic beverage and a body of water. I was talking to my sister about a concept I learned from Gretchen Rubin’s podcast, Happier. Gretchen says: Every day may not be good, but there’s something … [Read more...]