The Examined Life

Earlier this summer, my family joined the local rock climbing gym. Two of my kids were especially interested, and it’s one of those rare remaining places where a “family membership” ... Read more

July 26, 2018October 18, 2019

The Enneagram types of your favorite books, characters, and authors

Books & Reading, Personality/MBTI

Inspired by my recent What Should I Read Next? episode with Enneagram expert Ian Morgan Cron, today I’m combining two of my favorite things: reading and personality theory. In that ... Read more

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018

The things that seem to work for everyone else

My Life, Reflections, Time Management

This morning my alarm went off in what felt like the actual middle of the night. It wasn’t; it was 5:20. But it hurt. In my dreams, I’d been in ... Read more

July 16, 2018July 31, 2018

One helpful piece of organizing (and life) advice

Organizing, Reflections, Time Management

This year I’ve been working on organizing my spaces, and so I’ve spent a contained but real amount of time scoping out other people’s pantries, fridges, and desk drawers, looking for ... Read more

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018

Fresh, solid, and free. {A birthday benediction}

My Life, Reflections, The Examined Life

Because it’s my birthday, and I couldn’t think of better words to begin the year ahead. I know this is a keeper because I originally wrote this two years ago today, ... Read more

June 21, 2018December 6, 2018

A little interaction goes a long way.

Reflections, The Examined Life

A couple of weeks ago, my family went to the beach for vacation. (I know, I know—if you had a nickel for every time I mentioned the beach this month! ... Read more

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018

My updated list of 100 dreams

My Life, The Examined Life

Today’s post is eight years in the making. Three years ago, I wrote about my list of 100 dreams, and as you’ll read, I stewed about that list for five ... Read more

May 11, 2018May 10, 2018

7 things my mother taught me about how to live (and dress, and pay my bills)

Reflections

I’ve been thinking about this topic a lot this past week, so today I’m re-running an updated version of this post that first ran in 2015. Happy reading! Last week my ... Read more

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018

The surprisingly effective question I’m asking myself every day

Reflections, The Examined Life

I’ve been working on a project these past few months, and for it, I’ve been keeping a new list in my bullet journal. To add to my lists of the ... Read more

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018

The discipline of staying in the room

Reflections, The Examined Life

I almost called this “the discipline of being present” or “the discipline of being here,” but that sounds like mindfulness—a great thing, but not what I’m talking about today. I’m ... Read more

get more out of your (reading) life

The Examined Life

I tried something new and I’m terrible and I love it.

The Enneagram types of your favorite books, characters, and authors

The things that seem to work for everyone else

One helpful piece of organizing (and life) advice

Fresh, solid, and free. {A birthday benediction}

A little interaction goes a long way.

My updated list of 100 dreams

7 things my mother taught me about how to live (and dress, and pay my bills)

The surprisingly effective question I’m asking myself every day

The discipline of staying in the room