Recruiting is brutal. It was hot and her recruiting chair didn't have an umbrella. I think the school needs to buy her a chair with an umbrella. And a big bottle of Patron Tequila. Softball is a slow game. Nothing happens for a long time, then there is a hectic amount of shit that happens … Continue reading Freaking About Tsunamis
Month: July 2015
The 150th Post
We are in Rochester for the weekend. G wanted to check out a catcher, and I tagged along. I really had no idea what recruiting involved, but now I do, and it's pretty deadly. And boring. And today, hot and humid. We watched half a game and G said we could go. She had seen … Continue reading The 150th Post
I Think I’m Done
On July 1st I started writing my book here in short blog posts. This was “Step 1” in the strategy to overcome my resistance to putting my work out there. The plan was to use my blogging streak to chunk out the book. And you know what? I think I’m done. Today when I sat … Continue reading I Think I’m Done
Do Something A Little Bit Hard Everyday
It took me a really long time to be happy, to figure out who I was and what I wanted to do with my time, my life. I made a lot of mistakes. I could have gotten to this place decades sooner if I had done the stuff I’m suggesting here when I was in … Continue reading Do Something A Little Bit Hard Everyday
How To Talk To Strangers At Parties
“What do you do?" Oh god how I hate that question. Before I was a yoga teacher I was a housewife. Before I was a housewife I worked in college admissions. Before college admissions I was a grad student. Before college and grad school I worked at Sears. None of those titles described me in … Continue reading How To Talk To Strangers At Parties
Where I Went Wrong
I always thought I would be discovered. I thought some teacher or adult would tell me what I should be when I grew up. I thought somebody would see my hidden talents and out me. Tell me,“You’re special.” Or at least: “You’re so good at that.” At the time I didn’t care what they said, … Continue reading Where I Went Wrong
Don’t Retire
Don’t go to bed. Don’t go to sleep. Stay awake, alert and sharp. Retirement is fine if you’re bored and hate your job and have had it. But if your job is still stimulating and challenging, stay. So many people I know who are retired are completely wasting their gifts. They’re healthy and vibrant but … Continue reading Don’t Retire
Don’t Say You Don’t Have Time
What if you’re a recent grad with a crummy job (or 2) crushed under a massive boulder of student loan debt. What if you’re a single parent on the gerbil wheel of job, kids, daycare, shopping, laundry, Dr. visits, round and round. What if every waking hour is consumed with survival concerns. Fuck the ukulele. … Continue reading Don’t Say You Don’t Have Time
Picking a Project
Before I talk about picking a project I want to say one thing: This process takes time. It takes time to build a Project-Driven Life. And it might take even longer if you spend every waking hour working on somebody else’s project. Most people work on somebody else’s project. Any company who pays you, pays … Continue reading Picking a Project
Getting High
I guess it’s a generational thing. I like to get high. I am always on the lookout for anything that takes me out of ordinary reality, ordinary time. Today, I did a lot of deliberately heavy breathing, which in yoga-speak is called pranyama. I forced air into and out of my nose at a blistering … Continue reading Getting High
