Finally, Yosemite Yosemite National Park wasn’t actually one of my bucket list goals. Mr. Donovan has wanted to go there forever…and in fact, we have scheduled three different trips there in the past, only to have to cancel for different reasons! We even scootched this trip from June to July because many roads were flooded out earlier. The park
Category: Semi-Charmed Life
What’s an Enneagram 7? The enneagram is a personality typing system (like zodiac signs or Myers-Briggs.) There are 9 types. Type 7 is sometimes called “The Adventurer” or “The Epicure,” but is usually known as “The Enthusiast.” I absolutely think of myself as a 7. But I have a different approach to the
I made a life goals list with 100 items in the early days of this blog. Of course, whenever we make elaborate plans, we know they may be thwarted by plot twists— which is why some of us wouldn’t make a life goals list in the first place! I’ve had my share of plot twists, for sure, and right now
Revolt Against The New Conformity Let’s talk about how to be outliers (and who knows—maybe start the big cultural movement of the 2020s.) Last week I wrote about The New Conformity—the alarming and depressing sameness of thought and style driven by social media giants and enabled more and more by AI. This conformity goes far beyond any idea of
Social media algorithms, aided by AI, are creating an unprecedented level of groupthink. Well friends, I usually blog about the positive and the practical, but today I’m writing a long post about something I feel very strongly about. You can read about practical and positive reactions to all this in my post, “How to Be an Outlier.” I’ve been thinking
Get inspired by 15 quotes about turning the page and starting a new chapter in life.
Note: you can check out my updated list of Word of the Year Ideas for 2024! As some of you know, I’m always really, really excited about the new year. I love making plans and starting fresh. A lot of people choose one word resolutions or one word goals for each new year, and I am one of them! The