6.049 Soul food

by | Apr 30, 2026

If I don’t have enough alone time in a day, I get irritable. Alone time means time alone and time I dictate myself. This does not necessarily mean I don’t complete tasks that are needed for the kids or household. It means I do whatever on my own accord....

6.048 A puck in the pool

by | Apr 29, 2026

I returned to my beloved writing class today after taking a season off. Like a hockey player returning to their skates after months, I felt rusty. Part of the rustiness is attributed to that time off but more so, it is likely due to my shifting my business, like a...

6.047 A new part-time

by | Apr 28, 2026

I recently learned of companies hiring for “fractional” roles – looking for someone to fill a role, often executive level, for a short period or a “fraction” of full time. It sounds fancy and modern, but “fractional” is...

6.046 What we wrote then

by | Apr 27, 2026

My friend and I have a joke that you’re not really good friends until you have multiple conversations with each other on multiple platforms – e.g., text, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn. I think of how my writing peppers multiple planes of...

6.045 Watching a movie

by | Apr 27, 2026

I saw a movie in an actual theatre last week. It has been close to 12 years since I visited a theatre and the experience has changed quite a bit. I was expecting the folding cushioned seats with coarse fabric and sticky floors of the late 1990s movie theatres and...