Jan 18, 2011 | The Life Less Ordinary
…is now mine! Yesterday was a very happy moment as I was presented with the red prajioud by my kru, Kelly Westerlund. Kelly wanted to hold the presentation in between Monday’s Level 1 and Level 2 classes, in the hopes of having the biggest audience. He...
Jan 17, 2011 | The Life Less Ordinary
When I started training in muay thai, Olivia Gerula was one of the nicest people in the dojo. She was kind, funny, and she even let me “kick” her in the head for a magazine photo. Recently, she was the World Boxing Council’s Super Featherweight...
Jan 14, 2011 | The Writing Life
TGIF, Dear Readers! For this Fun Friday, I decided to do something a little differently. Instead of a mere writing prompt, let’s do an exercise that will help us clarify what we really want to achieve. This exercise is inspired by an article Martha Beck wrote in...
Jan 11, 2011 | The Writing Life
Hello Dear Readers, Happy Tuesday. Is anyone else having as difficult a time getting back into the swing of things? All I want to do is sleep. If you want to be a writer, one of the first things you have to do is learn how to accept criticism. Criticism is not only a...
Jan 10, 2011 | The Life Less Ordinary
Hello, Dear Readers. Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Mine flew by at the sound of light, probably because I spent a lot of it working on a freelance story. I feel like I need a vacation from my vacation! I planned to ease back into my routines this...
Jan 7, 2011 | The Writing Life
Happy Friday, Dear Readers! As we approach another weekend, let’s flex those creative muscles with a new Fun Friday writing exercise. It’s been a while, and though relaxing is fine, we don’t want to get rusty, do we? I thought not. Lately I’ve...
Jan 6, 2011 | The Life Less Ordinary
Hello Dear Readers, One of the most common questions I’m getting lately is: “So, how did your test go?” Meaning, of course, my red prajioud test, which I sweat over and whined about and lamented and so on…you all went on that journey with me,...
Jan 5, 2011 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
Better late than never, right? Talk about the best laid plans–I did plan to update the blog now and then during my holidays, but time away from the computer was so blissful that I didn’t want it to end. However, it’s January, it’s a New Year,...
Dec 14, 2010 | The Life Less Ordinary
Hello dear readers, The blog is fairly quiet these days. Guess everyone is busy gearing up for the holidays. I’ll be taking some time off in the next two weeks, with just an occasional post here and there, but I’ll definitely be back in the New Year. As...
Dec 13, 2010 | The Life Less Ordinary
Welcome back, dear readers. It may seem like a strange time of year to talk about simplifying one’s life. A good many of us are currently being bombarded with messages to “Buy, Buy, Buy!” Some may be feeling pressure or sadness that they can’t...
