I have never been more grateful to have a powerful community behind me than when things go sideways. I wrote previously that I was very honored and excited to get to speak at this year’s Chautauqua in Ecuador. I was honored and excited right up until it got cancelled roughly 36 hours before I was going to leave for […]
Let’s Meetup!
I grew up staying fairly close to home. We took a few trips to neighboring states to visit a theme park or to see relatives for a week in the summer. I did get to visit my Grandma in Florida twice, once around age 8 and once around age 13, so I was familiar with the concept of commercial air travel, […]
Chautauqua 2017: Lessons Learned
As previously discussed in my Chautauqua recap post, I had a really amazing time hanging out with new and old friends, taking in the beautiful scenery, and learning some pretty interesting things. I covered the friends and scenery in the last post, so.….… time to talk about the lessons I learned! Lesson 1 Our host Cheryl gave a presentation on […]
Chautauqua 2017: A Breath of Fresh Air
I’ve recently returned from the beautiful Ecuador where I spent a week in paradise at the Chautauqua! For those of you who don’t know what a Chautauqua is, the original definition comes from the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: “…an old-time series of popular talks intended to edify and entertain, improve the mind, and bring […]
What’s A Lot?
I love disc golf. There’s just something super peaceful about wandering around a park playing frisbee: sport edition. Low start up cost, endless enjoyment (unless you chuck your disc in a stagnant creek full of goose poop), no fee to practice or play, a variety of different courses to play.….. talk about a great first date activity. You get to […]
One Year with Project FI
Last year I wrote about flipping off saying a fond farewell to Verizon and saying hello to the new kid in town, Google’s Project FI phone plan. I was going through my numbers on Mint (at a record high thanks to low spending, payday, and a strong market) and realized it’s been a whole year since I switched to Project FI. Because I love […]