How My Life Improved After 14 Days of Saying “No”

How My Life Improved After 14 Days of Saying “No”

I had always been a “yes” woman. You know, that woman who wants to make everyone happy, not ruffle any feathers, and above all, lend a helping hand. You must be able to relate? Well, at the beginning of this year, I decided it was time to become a “no” woman…unless...

How Writing a First Draft (of anything) is Like A Trip to the Gynecologist

(Author’s note: I have resolved this year to write more creatively from time to time. So, here is my first stab at a piece I dreamed up while…yes… you guessed it…sitting in the gynecologist’s office, waiting for the doctor to come into the room. I must admit, the...

The Writing Whisperer takes on Berlin, Germany!

After nearly 15 days in Berlin, this city has won my heart! My husband and I had a lovely trip–despite a terrible round of flu that caused us both to be in the bed for several days at the beginning of our vacation. We bounced back though, stronger than ever, and...

How Do You View the World?

How do you view the world? Would you agree that we each look at the world through our limited “sight” and view what is happening based on our own personal experiences? If you are in agreement, keep reading! I came across this fascinating article called How Animals See...

How to Give Yourself Permission to Succeed

Remember back in the day when you would enthusiastically tote home a permission slip from your teacher for the next school trip? What caused that excitement? Was it the change in routine from a normal school day? Or was it the chance to go somewhere you had never been...

How I Journaled My Way Out of My Job

Hurricane Sandy Gave Me A Gift When Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast in October of 2012, I was granted a gift—the gift of a bonus week off of work. Believe me when I say the destruction in the Brooklyn area was intense. There are still, one and half years later,...