Staying home for nearly four weeks during this COVID-19 pandemic has given me a lot more time to think about what I want more of in my life and what I want less of. First off, I want to decrease the things that annoy or cause me anxiety on a daily basis. Second, I want … Continue reading Digital Detox for 30 Days
I’ve been wanting to write about my reading “life raft”–the things that keep me afloat during difficult times–for more than a year now but just haven’t made the time for it. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic happening, it feels like the right time to do this. Today, I’m sharing the books and one magazine excerpt … Continue reading Life Raft: Reading
You don’t have to earn a high salary to retire well. You don’t have to work at a job you hate for 35 years. You don’t have to follow the traditional path. I’ve made an average annual salary of $27,000. I’ve worked at 35 different jobs. I followed my own path. When I retire, I’ll … Continue reading Rebel Millionaire is Now Available!
I had no idea that the new t-shirt I bought–emblazoned with two elephants, a tree, and Better Days Will Come–would become my motto for 2020. I ordered it a few weeks ago with the U.S. presidential election in mind. I wanted to wear it while tabling at zine fests in the fall so that shoppers … Continue reading Better Days Will Come: A Mini Pandemic Survival Guide
I’ve got some exciting news to share with you, especially if you identify as an INFJ or INFP personality type, an empath, or a Highly Sensitive Person. My friends Jasraj “Jas” Hothi and Lauren Sapala just opened registration for The INF Summit! Jas is an author and founder of the INF club, and Lauren is … Continue reading Join the INF Summit on Feb 7-16, 2020
The first Pegsville Post was sent via the U.S. Mail to 31 subscribers last week! Whoohoo! It was thrilling to fold each six-page newsletter into thirds, slip it into an envelope, stick on the stamp and address, and then mail it off. As I suspected, going analog with my newsletter made me feel so good. … Continue reading First Snail Mail Pegsville Post!
I read 33 books in 2019. I read less books this year, but enjoyed way more of what I read. I’m getting better at choosing books for myself and I’ve also been getting great recommendations from people who have similar interests. I’ve listed the books in the order in which I read them. As I … Continue reading Books I Read in 2019
Back in 1998, at age 26, I started my first business called, Cool Beans Publishing. The first thing I ever published was a booklet titled, 100 Money-Saving Tips Every College Student Should Know. I was incredibly proud of it and ordered 500 copies from a local printer printed on recycled paper with soy-based inks. Five … Continue reading A Business Built on an 8-Year-Old’s Dream
I really wasn’t sure when I launched The Contenders illustrated novel Kickstarter that I’d reach the goal of raising $3000. I was nervous every day. But then we raised $3000…in just eight days. And over the next 13 days, the total kept climbing slowly but surely. Last Wednesday, when the campaign closed on the 21st … Continue reading Fish & Chips Celebration!
One of my favorite writing prompts is, “My soul whispers…” I ask students that take my Fear & Writing course and Fear & Writing workshop to freewrite to this prompt and it always seems to bring up good stuff. In case you’re not sure what it is, freewriting is when you allow yourself to write … Continue reading My Soul Whispers…
