Oh, October

Sep 30, 2010 | Life

Well folks, tomorrow’s the first day of October.  I AM SO EXCITED! What’s not to love about Fall? From back-to-school shopping specials and pumpkin spice lattes; tail-gaiting at football games (or watching baseball, hockey and soccer); to apple-picking and...

Staying Motivated

Sep 27, 2010 | Motivation

How do you stay motivated? Motivation – the energy and power behind any project, task, or achievement – helps us stick to our goals, make progress during the hard times, and keep us moving forward. But motivation can be fleeting. When I find myself in...

Why I Write

Sep 20, 2010 | Life

Someone asked me recently why I write, and I thought to myself, it’s because I must write. My brain knows that I have to do it. I can’t possibly imagine myself not writing. The question was silly, so it seemed. But then I woke up in the middle of the...

The freshman heartbeat (and hello, Fall!)

Sep 14, 2010 | Life

On the open road (Photo by Sarah Peck) Something about the rustle of the wind changes when the summertime ends. The heat is still there, but the undertones of the wind are brisk, cool, and cleaner somehow. I feel like the sky is a bit brighter, even as the end of the...

On remembering.

Sep 11, 2010 | Life

Flags at USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor (Photo by Sarah) Humans are wonderful at remembering, and also wonderful at forgetting. We are blessed with very interesting minds that allow us to revisit past events, but not so much memory that we get overwhelmed with...