Life is Precious
“Life is precious.” That’s what my mom said to me after relating the news that my cousin Logan is in a coma following an accident at work yesterday. You think […]
Tag Archives: Musings
Follow up to Freshly Pressed “Procrastination…”
At about 11:30 am on Thursday, I was shocked to see my inbox overflowing with emails from WordPress. “No way!” I thought. Freshly Pressed! I was jumping up and down […]
Procrastination, Productivity… Progress?
Hi, my name is Jean, and I am a procrastinator. In sophomore year of my undergrad, my roommates chased me down the hall as I literally ran away from a […]
The Job-Career Paradox
As I ponder how to have a self-styled life, I often run up against the issue of job versus career. Though we often use the terms “job” and “career” interchangeably, […]
Self-Styling Inspiration: A How-To From My Sister Kirby
My oldest sister Kirby, who was killed in October 2009, has long stood in my mind as an example of someone who lived a self-styled life—of how a person can […]
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