I haven’t done a great job of having a meaningful morning lately. For the past month, I’ve picked up my phone to check emails the moment my alarm goes off in the a.m. However, because of this shift in my habits, it’s become even more evident to me that a positive morning routine can do…
I love it when life throws a little happiness at you when you least expect it. I had a completely different blog post ready for today, but when I went to access my website, I had to call customer service to work out a few kinks. As soon as my small problem was fixed, the…
The older I get, the more I read. When I’m happy? I reach for an inspiring book. When I’m not happy? I reach for an inspiring book. The end result? I tend to feel energized and surprisingly fulfilled for someone who lives relatively simply. I associate the act of reading with some of the best…
This happens. I’ve learned this lesson before (I even wrote about it in my book), and I had to learn it again a few weeks ago. Here’s the situation: I now split my time between working at home teaching online classes, and teaching on campus in the morning three days a week. I wasn’t getting…
I just finished reading the cutest, furriest, most adorable- and enlightening- book about finding happiness. About a mouse* on a fact-finding mission to discover what makes other wild animals happy. Yes, the main character is a mouse*. (*Okay, it’s actually a rat, but I just can’t handle that- so to me, Lucky is a sweet…
A few months ago, I made it a personal goal of mine to spend at least one hour outside every day. I felt a little pathetic having to make it a point to do something so easy and natural, for such a short amount of time every day, but it seems like we get so…
I’ve mentioned before that I go through various phases from time to time, and honestly, I think we all should. I tend to get into a hobby or new interest (very heavily) for a year or so, then move on and invest my time in something new, and eventually I’ll circle back to an old…
I wrote a book over the summer about how to enjoy life as a part-time college instructor, despite low pay, by being efficient and adopting a very simple lifestyle. Those crucial elements still help me to be successful, happy, and free on a day to day basis. However, I didn’t realize that shortly after publishing…
Every person has had something happen in their life that changed them forever. I’ve had a few life changing moments at this point, but the very first one, the one that I believe set all the others into motion, was going to college. A degree isn’t for everyone, but for someone like me, the classes,…
Over winter break, I finished reading Michelle Post’s book, Building Your Adjunct Platform. It was insightful, helpful, positive, and filled with extremely valuable links and resources (if you’re a struggling or aspiring part-time professor, you need to get this book). Many of her tips included things that I felt I’d taken care of, like establishing…