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India: 30 Days in 13 Minutes
From February 11 – March 10, 2023, I fulfilled a dream of traveling to India. The first two weeks of the journey, I was with my dad, touring around Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, and Rishikesh. After he left, I took some time to rest and replenish at a farm near Rishikesh, then ended my journey in…
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Costa Rica Meetup, Girlfriend Time, Toucans and Waterfalls
A couple weeks ago, I traveled to San José, Costa Rica for a meetup with my work team. It was full-on work mode, so we didn’t get a lot of time to explore, until right at the very end when we spent a day trekking around a nature park (more on that below). At work…
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Creativity and Exhaustion
As I worked on the second installment of my Art Vlog, I was struck with the theme of tiredness. For me, working full time seems to be a constant struggle against exhaustion and energy depletion. Naturally, after three months off of work, my brain and body are readjusting to the stress of work – consuming…
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Three Months Off
How are you? It’s been a while since we last connected and a lot has happened for me, as I’m sure it has for you too! The biggest news is that I fulfilled a decades long dream to travel to India. Thanks to an amazing benefit through my job, I had a 3-month sabbatical…
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The Four Most Important Things I Did For My Well-Being in 2022
In 2022, I did not take my usual approach to self-care. I worked out way less, let go of goals, ate plenty of bread and cheese and at the start of this new year, I find that I feel far more connected to my true self than ever. No, it has nothing to do with…
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My Changing Relationship with Exercise
I notice that at this point in my life (mid-40s), what I want from exercise is very different than when I was in my 20s and 30s. Also, what I need in terms of my lifestyle has changed considerably, and it’s taken me some time to figure out what works best. I share some of…
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Falling back in love with work-from-home
Over the past couple of months, I noticed a restlessness with working from home. I wasn’t enjoying it anymore. I wanted to get out, be around people, get away from my computer. I even stared longingly into the windows of local business, wondering what it would be like to have IRL colleagues again. Joining a…
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Complexity
Lately I’m reflecting on my many selves. I Shazammed that techno song, Motto, and the mini phone-screen video in Spotify reminded me of a long-neglected self: glam-dance-queen-party-girl. Drop a few bills and pop a few champagne bottles. Damn, that sounds fun. That girl needs a night out. She’s been speaking to me lately. So has…
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Looking for a New Home
Last week, Fernando and I set out on a mission to find a new home. Our sights were set on Asheville, NC. We had multiple apartment visits lined up over the course of three days, and with a looming deadline on our current lease, the pressure was on. We traversed all corners of the city…
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In Search of Inspiration
Is your to-do list another form of distraction from how you actually really and truly want to spend your time? That’s the question I explore in today’s Vlog: In Search of Inspiration. After my outing at the museum that inspired a sketch book creation, I pondered… What’s the point of all this? To-do lists can…