I have been sick for the last few days. Down for the count, I’ve had to cancel meetings, lay down for hours at a time, and get entirely less done than I’ve felt good about. Which, really, is what...
I know a woman who, when stressed, frequently travels to her nearest Trader Joe’s to pick up a carton of Peanut Butter cups. She is deeply invested in her own comfort, to the point of avoiding...
“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” –Proverbs 4:23. When I was younger, this verse cropped up often as a sort of warning to young girls as they were...
I’m not the first person who has sacrificed sleep for productivity lately, and I’m sure I won’t be the last. I have a perverse sense of pride when I send an email out at 1:00 in the...
Did you know that robots sleep? The Mars rover Curiosity has been on Mars for over a week now, and while it has not yet driven around the Martian surface, it has begun to prepare for its...
With all of the heated debates going on between those for and against the Supreme Court’s final decision on part of the health care debate, I felt like I could take a breath with the reminder...
I just ate half a whoopie pie. If you’re from the East Coast or the South, you know exactly what I’m talking about. And thanks to the proliferation of gourmet cupcake shops, this cultural...