All my latest content Studio Notes 2025 Portfolio Updates Date 2 years ago We have arrived in the tail end of winter. Instead of finally finishing The Walking Dead, I am doing my… Book Reviews “The Dynamic Life” Date 2 years ago For a long time, the inability to find a career or pursue a trade felt like a fault. My first… Money COVID-19 Date 7 years ago Two artists from the UK, who host one of my favorite podcasts, called Art Juice, decided to create a project… Thoughts Something’s Gotta Give Date 7 years ago Health and Weight Loss I sometimes open my drafts to see what I had started writing in the past but… Thoughts job loss and introvert things Date 7 years ago Surprise! I’ve been unemployed for two weeks. Long story short, I realized towards the end of last year, that I… Book Reviews currently: march 2020 Date 7 years ago currently loving: All of my favorite podcasts, like Art Juice, Gary Vee, and Dave Ramsey, are getting me through my… Thoughts decade in review Date 7 years ago Hey, 2020! It’s been over six months since I wrote something – which is a long time for me to… Thoughts balance in 2019 Date 7 years ago Sometimes, I go into overdrive and am so productive for weeks on end. During January and February, I was so… Money 3 things that suck and 3 things I like Date 8 years ago I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, and I realized I’ve been trying to do too much at once. Last… Book Reviews on my mind: feb. 2019 Date 8 years ago financial goals – I’ve reached a student debt balance where the interest accumulated each month is a negligible number, which… Thoughts i did a thing Date 8 years ago I didn’t manage to write something new for the blog this week, but my post did go live on Thought… Thoughts my top Instagram posts of 2018 Date 8 years ago Since Instagram shows you insights about your posts (because so many people have turned social media into a business), I… Thoughts 2018 in review Date 8 years ago What one event, big or small, are you going to tell your grandchildren about? Moving into my own home and… Thoughts christmas 2018 Date 8 years ago “Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water? Mary did you know that your… Book Reviews a week with jane eyre Date 8 years ago To preface my week of Jane Eyre, as I am now calling it, I will admit this: after the first few… Money currently november 2018 Date 8 years ago To my friends and family that follow along, sorry for going silent for a month! Here’s a quick update. Thoughts portfolio update | october 2018 Date 8 years ago I can’t believe how fast the years are flying by me. It seems like things that I think happened a… Thoughts link dump Date 8 years ago My cousin sent me this very lengthy and very deep article about “finding purpose.” My takeaway was that “purpose” is… Thoughts spinning Date 8 years ago Fridays through Mondays are my busiest and the most taxing days of the week. So after a whirlwind weekend, I… Money uncertainty vs. opportunity Date 8 years ago About three months ago, I wrote this. In it, I explained that I am where I am because I made… Thoughts portfolio update Date 8 years ago When I mention that I paint, people are eager to say “Oh, are you an artist?” In that moment, I… Thoughts house projects list 01 Date 8 years ago The infinite list every home owner dreads – or really appreciates because you’re a weirdo like me. I was reading… Thoughts i had a dream about middle school Date 8 years ago About this time last year, I was in a musical. I needed to paint around 15-20 pieces for an art… Thoughts how to be more productive than ever Date 8 years ago I open articles all the time that suggest ways to be more productive and successful. Most of them want you… Home critters in the ceiling Date 8 years ago I hear them scratching and scurrying about. They awake when I lie down. Charlie’s nose catches their scent. He may… Thoughts 2018 trips so far Date 8 years ago Somehow, I manage to travel without knowing it. I’m not complaining. I’m grateful these random trips pop up, and I’m… Thoughts before/after: wood floors Date 8 years ago It only took me four months, but I finally did it. The first thing I did when I bought my… Home how did i end up here? Date 8 years ago A friend of the family said to me recently, “One of the greatest misdirections in life, is that being an… Thoughts happy summer Date 8 years ago from the Miks. Money i’m so happy Date 9 years ago If I could tell the me of two years ago how happy I would be right in this moment, she… Thoughts the monologue of relationship stress Date 9 years ago I’m monologue-ing again… inside my head. These are things I’ll probably never say – which sucks because I need to… Thoughts currently Date 9 years ago Currently Reading: I read salt. by Nayyirah Waheed in February. Waheed is an Instagram poet that published a couple of collections… Thoughts pride and hurting Date 9 years ago How can you watch someone you love hurt over and over again and not hurt? How do you continue to… Thoughts 2017 year in review Date 9 years ago 1.What one event, big or small, are you going to tell your grandchildren about? Getting my ACL reconstructed and hobbling… Thoughts valentine’s day 2018 Date 9 years ago I’m lonely, and that’s good because I’m still looking. I’m lonely and that’s good because I didn’t do something I… Thoughts trip to nyc 4.28.2017 Date 9 years ago Trip number two of 2017: visiting Nancy and seeing Anastasia on Broadway. Trip number two was a long time coming…. Thoughts trip to boston 3.17.2017 Date 9 years ago Trip number one of 2017: St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Boston to see Dropkick Murphy’s. This was the first trip… Thoughts the gifts I gave and the gifts I got Date 9 years ago Well I guess I wrote this the day after Christmas and never posted it. Over the years, I’ve realized that… Thoughts currently…december Date 9 years ago Currently Reading: The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. I started this in college and never finished it. I just bought… Thoughts ACL Reconstruction Date 9 years ago One day before: I woke up this morning thinking about how all the turning and stretching I did as I… 1 2 3 … 6 SearchSearch
Studio Notes 2025 Portfolio Updates Date 2 years ago We have arrived in the tail end of winter. Instead of finally finishing The Walking Dead, I am doing my…
Book Reviews “The Dynamic Life” Date 2 years ago For a long time, the inability to find a career or pursue a trade felt like a fault. My first…
Money COVID-19 Date 7 years ago Two artists from the UK, who host one of my favorite podcasts, called Art Juice, decided to create a project…
Thoughts Something’s Gotta Give Date 7 years ago Health and Weight Loss I sometimes open my drafts to see what I had started writing in the past but…
Thoughts job loss and introvert things Date 7 years ago Surprise! I’ve been unemployed for two weeks. Long story short, I realized towards the end of last year, that I…
Book Reviews currently: march 2020 Date 7 years ago currently loving: All of my favorite podcasts, like Art Juice, Gary Vee, and Dave Ramsey, are getting me through my…
Thoughts decade in review Date 7 years ago Hey, 2020! It’s been over six months since I wrote something – which is a long time for me to…
Thoughts balance in 2019 Date 7 years ago Sometimes, I go into overdrive and am so productive for weeks on end. During January and February, I was so…
Money 3 things that suck and 3 things I like Date 8 years ago I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, and I realized I’ve been trying to do too much at once. Last…
Book Reviews on my mind: feb. 2019 Date 8 years ago financial goals – I’ve reached a student debt balance where the interest accumulated each month is a negligible number, which…
Thoughts i did a thing Date 8 years ago I didn’t manage to write something new for the blog this week, but my post did go live on Thought…
Thoughts my top Instagram posts of 2018 Date 8 years ago Since Instagram shows you insights about your posts (because so many people have turned social media into a business), I…
Thoughts 2018 in review Date 8 years ago What one event, big or small, are you going to tell your grandchildren about? Moving into my own home and…
Thoughts christmas 2018 Date 8 years ago “Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water? Mary did you know that your…
Book Reviews a week with jane eyre Date 8 years ago To preface my week of Jane Eyre, as I am now calling it, I will admit this: after the first few…
Money currently november 2018 Date 8 years ago To my friends and family that follow along, sorry for going silent for a month! Here’s a quick update.
Thoughts portfolio update | october 2018 Date 8 years ago I can’t believe how fast the years are flying by me. It seems like things that I think happened a…
Thoughts link dump Date 8 years ago My cousin sent me this very lengthy and very deep article about “finding purpose.” My takeaway was that “purpose” is…
Thoughts spinning Date 8 years ago Fridays through Mondays are my busiest and the most taxing days of the week. So after a whirlwind weekend, I…
Money uncertainty vs. opportunity Date 8 years ago About three months ago, I wrote this. In it, I explained that I am where I am because I made…
Thoughts portfolio update Date 8 years ago When I mention that I paint, people are eager to say “Oh, are you an artist?” In that moment, I…
Thoughts house projects list 01 Date 8 years ago The infinite list every home owner dreads – or really appreciates because you’re a weirdo like me. I was reading…
Thoughts i had a dream about middle school Date 8 years ago About this time last year, I was in a musical. I needed to paint around 15-20 pieces for an art…
Thoughts how to be more productive than ever Date 8 years ago I open articles all the time that suggest ways to be more productive and successful. Most of them want you…
Home critters in the ceiling Date 8 years ago I hear them scratching and scurrying about. They awake when I lie down. Charlie’s nose catches their scent. He may…
Thoughts 2018 trips so far Date 8 years ago Somehow, I manage to travel without knowing it. I’m not complaining. I’m grateful these random trips pop up, and I’m…
Thoughts before/after: wood floors Date 8 years ago It only took me four months, but I finally did it. The first thing I did when I bought my…
Home how did i end up here? Date 8 years ago A friend of the family said to me recently, “One of the greatest misdirections in life, is that being an…
Money i’m so happy Date 9 years ago If I could tell the me of two years ago how happy I would be right in this moment, she…
Thoughts the monologue of relationship stress Date 9 years ago I’m monologue-ing again… inside my head. These are things I’ll probably never say – which sucks because I need to…
Thoughts currently Date 9 years ago Currently Reading: I read salt. by Nayyirah Waheed in February. Waheed is an Instagram poet that published a couple of collections…
Thoughts pride and hurting Date 9 years ago How can you watch someone you love hurt over and over again and not hurt? How do you continue to…
Thoughts 2017 year in review Date 9 years ago 1.What one event, big or small, are you going to tell your grandchildren about? Getting my ACL reconstructed and hobbling…
Thoughts valentine’s day 2018 Date 9 years ago I’m lonely, and that’s good because I’m still looking. I’m lonely and that’s good because I didn’t do something I…
Thoughts trip to nyc 4.28.2017 Date 9 years ago Trip number two of 2017: visiting Nancy and seeing Anastasia on Broadway. Trip number two was a long time coming….
Thoughts trip to boston 3.17.2017 Date 9 years ago Trip number one of 2017: St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Boston to see Dropkick Murphy’s. This was the first trip…
Thoughts the gifts I gave and the gifts I got Date 9 years ago Well I guess I wrote this the day after Christmas and never posted it. Over the years, I’ve realized that…
Thoughts currently…december Date 9 years ago Currently Reading: The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. I started this in college and never finished it. I just bought…
Thoughts ACL Reconstruction Date 9 years ago One day before: I woke up this morning thinking about how all the turning and stretching I did as I…
