Don't be mad cuz I'm doing me better than you doing you. --Childish Gambino, "Sweatpants" ++++ I love that song. I blared it in my car earlier. Even though it kind of makes me sick, because it speaks to something that's really been bothering me the past couple of years--the idea that we're all just …
I’m Looking Forward
It's the last day of Think Kit. Boo! I'm really sad it's over. Think Kit has not only challenged me to write daily, but it has also given me the opportunity to grapple with some complicated ideas and issues. In the end, Think Kit has been like a 31-step program for achieving a more thoughtful life. …
2014 Resolutions
Think Kit wants to know: What's one step you can take to support a goal you have for 2014? First of all, let's talk about a couple of my goals for the year, which I'll present here in the form of the ever-popular resolution. I resolve it! Resolution One: Participate in the #Read26Indy challenge and read …
An Obsession
I'm taking a Think Kit lifeline in an attempt to say some things about something I don't talk about much but is a significant part of who I am. Question: What did you obsess over this year? I have been trying to make myself write this post for an hour and a half. I've been stalling. I watched an …
Don’t Drift: A Mantra for 2014
Think Kit, Day 21. Write a mantra for the year ahead – how you'll approach it, what you wish it to be. I am alone in my house, and it is so quiet. I can hear the clock on my wall whirring away as it diligently keeps the wrong time. The power went out for about …
Secret Difference-Makers
Day 20. Home stretch? These posts are getting harder. Think Kit asketh: Who made a difference for you this year? Was it a close friend or a stranger? A specific moment in time or the entire year? *exhale* As much as it would be possible for me to write a really nice post about a …
Unintentional Bucket List
Day 19! Think Kit asks, If money, time or other commitments were no obstacle in 2014, what would you do? Describe your vision! What would I do?? What wouldn't I do! 1. Quit my job, obvi. Nothing personal, Job, but if money's no object, I'm out. Then I could stay home and write write write …
A Borrowed Moment of Significance
I'm about to cheat . . . but it's okay because I'm doing this to stay WITH you, Think Kit, not LEAVE you! Day 17: Share a moment that stands out. My most significant moment of this year wasn't really even mine--it was my 6-year-old son Oliver's. His first day of kindergarten. Oliver is our …
Hold Steady
My phone is always telling me how much time it is to a place I'm not. Example: I just arrived at work. My phone is now telling me it's 19 minutes (including a 1 minute delay) to home. But this is easy enough to ignore--thinking of leaving, thinking of being somewhere else because I KNOW …
On Advice, Or, Jackie’s Accidental Rant on Parenting Books
Think Kit, Day 14!! TK wants to know: Did you get any good advice or learn a valuable lesson this year? What was it? Someone's probably going to be mad at me in a second, because I'm about to say that I haven't received any advice this year. That's PROBABLY not true, and the reason it's …
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