A friend and I were talking this past week about a professional goal I’m trying to reach, when I realized that something crazy always happens to me every time I’ve got a big goal in my sights. I go go go; I charge toward what I perceive to be the finish line… and then… boom. Nothing.

For all my women friends out there, a quick question: Is there anyone in life more similar, and yet more different, than a sister?

Have you ever considered that working less might open you up to working more meaningfully?

It’s been a little while since I did a catch-up post… From recent trips to recent favorite finds, let’s catch up!

Let me start with some very practical and probably obvious-to-everyone-else advice: It is not advisable to string together three days of a work trip with a bachelorette party.

The one upside to being laid up with the Bubonic Plague Part II is that you’re forced to sit down during the day. This is decidedly NOT part of the normal routine, so I fully took advantage of my 101-degree fever and static state last week to binge on Netflix.

It’s been a while since I did a roundup on what’s going on around here, so I thought I’d do a little update on what’s going on in my life lately and share some other things I’m doing and loving.

Isn’t it the best when you connect with other mom friends you can share those candid moments of motherhood with? You know which moments I’m talking about–the imperfect ones.

I kind of hate resolutions. There’s this implication that what we are isn’t enough–that we need to be improved upon in some intangible way.

Are you anything like me, and find yourself experiencing Foot-in-Mouth Syndrome at least once daily? You know the scenario: You say something without putting it through a filter first, then spend the next five minutes asking yourself on loop, “Dear GOD, why did I just say that? I’m a real idiot.”