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Self Care Week Recap
Sleep Didn't do so well here... Out of seven days I only got sufficient sleep one of those days. Boy did I feel it. This week was a bit of a blur. Diet Although I didn't even open the MyFitnessPal app once, I did manage to eat healthy homemade meals most of this week,...
Resting on Purpose
A Built-In Vacation This challenge actually falls on a good week. It's spring break and we are taking it easy, spending some time together as a family, and I will be working on an art project that I've been looking forward to diving into. In some ways the break will...
Productivity and Taking Care of You: An Experiment
Ask the Internet Last week I posted a question on reddit.com asking, 'Freelancers with kids... what are some of the struggles you experience working as a freelancer with a family that depends on you?' One of the most common answers, and the one with the most upvotes,...
Lifeless Branches of My Musical Tree
Old Friend and Fond Memories I recently had a conversation with a friend about something that has been troubling me lately. I love writing, composing and performing music, but it looks so much different these days than it did when I was a younger man. This friend used...
The Wonder AND the Work
A Musical Heritage I come from a musical family. Both my mom and dad, and many of my uncles play and sing. My brother and I both inherited the itch to play and write and sing. One day, when I was a kid, my mom brought me over to the stereo, put in a cassette tape, and...
Just Five More Minutes?!
The Interruption I'm working on something. I'm under deadline. I've worked into the "neutral zone" where anything can happen and I wasn't prepared for nap-time to be over and then suddenly I hear it... "Daaddaayy! Daaddaayy!" I just need five more minutes... pretend...
The Fence of Progress
Increments Today my life happens in small segments. Though my wife and I have put a great deal of thought into how our schedule is structured to maximize our ability to work distraction free, there's only so much we can do without taking time away from our children...
Loaves & Fishes Logo Design – An In-Depth Case Study
I had been looking into getting a full-time job as a graphic designer at First Presbyterian Church in San Antonio, TX. The initial interview went well enough that they asked me back for a second interview. For the second interview they asked the remaining candidates to design a logo and showcase our skills for “Loaves […]