Once upon a time, there were two best friends. Paper-pusher seemed to define one, while the other was firmly rooted in a more creative, glamorous role. On the surface, they could be known as Boring and Excitement. Years went by with these definiti…

Do you ever have evenings where all your productivity feels like it has dried up, or nights when things that you’d normally do to pass the time seem full of a whole lot of nothing? No good movies on TV, only reruns of stuff I’ve already watched; I…

A cold front moved in yesterday, and by evening, low-level clouds were rapidly gathering in the sky. I stepped outside last night for a few moments, and church bells were chiming in the distance. Their ringing had a solemn, almost mourning sound. …

Have you ever been in a situation and thought, “There’s a reason this is happening right now”? I found myself talking to a gentleman today at work — a gentleman with whom I’ve rarely ever spoken, aside from the occasional hallway hello. This afte…

“Wow, it must be pretty cold outside,” I thought. I had the furnace set to cycle on when the house hit 60 degrees, and it was cranking out heat like nobody’s business. It was light outside, and I was curled up in a toasty ball under my covers. Bet…

You know those clear nights when the stars seem so close it’s almost as though you can reach up and scoop a handful right out of the sky? Those stars are even more beautiful at 36,000 feet. Once you get up past the disruption of city lights, the h…

Something about my focused, almost rhythmic pace while I was washing my car yesterday had me deep in thought. They weren’t the healthiest of thoughts, but such is the way my head works sometimes. Before any sort of travel, I always freak out a bit…

I was exhausted, but the day had been productive; there was nothing in particular to wake up for in the morning, except for perhaps more chores, more tasks and more productivity if I felt like opting for such a thing. My body ached, so I promptly …

Do you ever stop and think about the people in your life who aren’t only present, but who have had an effect on you? I do. A number of people in the last year or so have spurred action on some level or another, and they may not even be aware of it…

The Keurig machine in our office is definitely the place to be (really, how much fun could gathering around the water cooler ever have been, anyway?). Zen-skewing coworker with her tea and I with my decidedly un-zen coffee had a brief, peaceful co…