Long story short, I hired a personal trainer to work with me for a month virtually (at least one month, we will see if I do more) and I started that on Monday January 16th. My goal is strength and…
Category: 30 Day Challenge
30 days of breaking my addiction to my phone over night.
The rules are – no phone on the bedside table over night. Then when I wake up in the morning, no scrolling. Instead I am going to spend the first 10-40 minutes of the day writing down goals, creating art or creative…
Complete: 30 Day Challenge – Walking 4 Miles Every Day
I am a believer in the profound benefits of walking every day. There are so many philosophers and artists from the past and present that discuss the benefits of walking. “If I could not walk far and fast, I think…
Being Creative is a Skill
Being creative isn’t some magical gift given from the heavens. Creativity is mostly practice over time and gaining skills through that practice. Artists aren’t born being able to paint anything they want. They spend hours and hours painting. They have pieces that they…
Walking For Health: Physical and Mental Benefits
I am on day 29 of my challenge to walk 4 miles every day for 30 days. One thing I cannot stress enough is just how well I feel physically and mentally just from doing this practice for nearly a…
Writing About Writing
Sometimes I don’t know what to write about. It feels weird to pick up the keyboard and just… sit with my fingers on the keys now knowing what to write. Should I talk about my life? Does that stuff matter? Should I make…
What Am I Supposed To Post About?
I have discovered something about social media. Writing about what you hate does a few things: It gives that thing power by drawing attention to it. Attention is power and will always augment the thing that the attention is being drawn…
30 Day Challenge: Walking 4 Miles Every Day – Day 21
Today was day 21 of walking 4 miles every day for 30 days. This challenge has been a total pain to keep in on our weekend days. During the work week I can sneak out for a 20 minute walk…
Day 14/30 – Walking 4 Miles Every Day Challenge
Notes from day 14: Today was definitely the day when I thought about breaking my streak. We had activities planned from morning till night. Getting my 4 miles and did not just happen naturally. When we went to dinner at a…
30 Day Challenge – Walking 4 Miles a Day
I am a pretty active person and I walk and do other exercises every week. I have been looking for something to ramp up my fitness though. I was looking into joining a gym, but I am not great and…