Chasing the Sunset

I don’t think it’ll come as a surprise to any of you reading this that I’m not the biggest fan of Daylight Saving Time. Primarily due to the whole messing with your sleep thing. You have about half a year to get used to the pattern after the last change, only to go back again. …

Five-Thing Thursday: November 2nd.

Welcome to another Installment of Five-Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: Congrats to South Africa for winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup!! The first Men’s team in history to win 4. Now you might be wondering why the distinction. That’s because South Africa are currently in second place …

The To Don’t List

I just finished listening to the audiobook of Good to Great by James Collins and I ran across this concept. If you know me at all, you’ll know that I love me a good list. I write them out by hand – which I also love doing – and the one I create the most, …

Five-Thing Thursday: October 26th.

Welcome to another Installment of Five-Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: In case you missed it, Sunday’s Blog post is about resiliency and overcoming seemingly impossible challenges Thing #2: I have officially broken out the thick – and I mean thick – socks to counter chilly evenings Thing #3: …

The Lesson of Rick Allen

I’ve been going back through the musical archives lately, and if you’re in – or close to – my particular age bracket (or maybe younger, and I’ll explain why in a moment) the name of Rick Allen might just ping a memory. It might also be immediately recognizable. If you know, you know. You see, …

Normalize Discomfort

I’m not the biggest fan of my own voice. To clarify, I’m talking about hearing a recording of my voice being played back to me. I never sound on a recording, the way I think I sound when I’m just talking – which is kind of ridiculous because in both cases, it’s still me doing …

Begin. The Rest is Easy(ier)

There are two words I want to talk about today: Activation Energy. Now this is pretty much what it says on the tin. Activation energy is the amount of energy needed to start a process. It can be a chemical reaction, if can be a car going from a standstill to moving, it can be …