This is not from my therapist, nor is it truly about therapy. But it IS fresh out of my inbox, where I squealed a little when I received the news that Pendleton, a brand we know I’m obsessed with, created a Willamette BLANKET! ERMAGOD! TWO OF MY FAVORITE THINGS! IN ONE! Look at the meaning!…
IN the vein of all the things I would have bought, there are two local Austin shopping events this weekend that I’m pretty excited about, and you should check out if you’re in town. Shaybazaar is a new site for ethically-sourced, handmade items. Kitty Cohen’s, if you’ve never been, is worth the visit alone: it’s…
Like my old neighbor in Aspen who woke up every morning, walked out onto his balcony, and sighed “Just another terrible day in paradise!”, so it is about adventuring with my friends. Honest question: Does everyone have it this good with their friends? Like, every trip we—whatever combination of my friends that “we” includes—take is…
During my austerity experiment aka spending ban, here are all the things I probably would have bought—and a couple of confessions! Another set of amazing Costco bath sheet towels, because I don’t wash mine enough (so soft, so good, ON SALE for only $26!) Supps from The Genius Brain (should that have counted as food?)…
Phew… the heath scare for Nali was real, and terrifying, and while better, we’re not out of the woods yet. I love that dawg with my whole heart and am so grateful for her and the family—and friends, last minute, with tears—who love her and me and her and me. Dr. Tim Julien at Paz…
Aside from therapy wisdom, I’ve also been pulling out lots of good nuggets from yoga recently. Like this one: The gift of impermanence is that things don’t stay the same. Change can be hard; it’s easy to mourn what was. But those shifts are where we eliminate stagnation, and grow. Impermanence is a gift.
Prisons are a problem in America. Get educated. WATCH Netflix’s I am a Killer READ Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy (coming out as a movie on Christmas) SUPPORT Defy Ventures READ Shane Bauer’s American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment READ this short form long story about life after prison: Mr. Reilly has not…
Grateful for family, and family friends, and support. It’s finally cool-ish enough to bike to work again! Excited to get back in the groove of bike commuting. But before the cool weather came in, we took advantage of a last (fingers crossed) Indian summer weekend on a boat (Endian Summer). Also grateful for impromptu Nerf…
I’ve been more stressed in the past couple of months than I have ever been in my entire life, without exaggeration. My therapist recently suggested that perhaps it was my way of slowing myself down—I’m energized by action, and this sometimes can make me move too quickly. But with this much stress, I’m not doing…
Confession: I do not own cowboy boots. Yep, grew up in the Lone Star state. These are the boots I will buy, when they are available: They are from a new Austin-based company called Chisos that is run by a solo dude named Will who is—and I haven’t met him, so this is internet persona…