by Jule Kucera | Jan 28, 2024 | Blog
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...
by Jule Kucera | Jan 21, 2024 | Blog
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,...
by Jule Kucera | Jan 14, 2024 | Blog
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...
by Jule Kucera | Jan 7, 2024 | Blog
Oh, I have played so small for so long. “Them,” I said, pointing, skittering under the bushel basket. “Them, them!” I will help them. I will work hard for them. I will stand, sit, kneel behind them. Them. Not me. Oh? Consider: This redirection...
by Jule Kucera | Dec 31, 2023 | Blog
Last Friday was the condo building’s annual holiday party, the event that prompts me to take a shower, pull one of my dress-up outfits from the storage closet, and put on some makeup. My outfit was a sparkly aubergine top worn with black skirted leggings and my...