2024 So Far, part 2

2024 So Far, part 2

In January 2024, I did something every day that I’ve never in my life done every day. I did yoga. For comparison, here’s my count of yoga days for 2023: Jan          21 Feb          24 Mar           7 Apr            0 May           1 Jun            3 Jul           27...
2024 So Far, part 1

2024 So Far, part 1

January is in the books. About one week in, I realized I’d completely forgotten my word of the year: Enjoy. I thought about writing it on an index card and taping it to my bathroom mirror, but after a few days I won’t even see it. Instead, I picked up the dry bar of...
Tu BiShvat

Tu BiShvat

Because my accountability buddy Adam lives in Israel, I added the Jewish holidays to my Google calendar. Just as it helps with my Christian friends to be aware of Easter, it helps with Adam to be aware of Passover. You can learn a lot about a culture by their...
In a Log Cabin, Looking Ahead

In a Log Cabin, Looking Ahead

My 2024 planning with the YearCompass is complete, or as complete as it can be, before things change and plans need to change. 2024 will look a lot like 2023. Publishing Prince Tarkten will be replaced with publishing The Rocking House because one day I asked myself,...
In a Log Cabin, Looking Back

In a Log Cabin, Looking Back

The room has a double-height bay window of old glass, a skinny modern dining table that seats ten, and walls made of logs wider than my thighs. Seeing this room on Airbnb is what made me want to come here, and this is where I sit now, in the high-backed striped velour...
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