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September 6, 2025

Finding My Stride in the Next Professional Chapter

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Back in July, I shared that I was saying goodbye to my job in consulting after fifteen years, and promised I’d come back to share what was next. Long-time readers know I’ve been blogging for several years before PwC, sharing my excitement at getting the job, and I hope I am still blogging for many more years to come! I try to toe a professional line and don’t talk much about work on this blog, but I would be remiss to not memorialize that those years shaped me in more ways than I can count. Not just through the projects …

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March 12, 2023

Navigating the Midlife Crossroads

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I just reread my New Year’s post, and while it ended on a positive note, it was definitely a bit of a downer. I was excited that things were trending upwards, but also afraid that they wouldn’t stay that way. What calamities were still to come?! But I’ve now gotten through February, and things have indeed been getting better and better. As I’ve discussed with my therapist, I keep thinking, “ah, now I’m back to the way I used to be!”… and then a few days later, I feel better still! I hesitate to say I’m totally better, as I recognize that …

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April 9, 2022

Planning for More Time Doing Nothing

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I recently read and loved this article by Nir Eyal on how Planning Ahead Is the Key to Living With More Spontaneity. The title is intriguingly contradictory, but it’s something I’ve known about myself for a while: if I can strictly plan everything I have to do (with the help of a to-do list or calendar), I can comfortably waste some time, even if everything else isn’t done yet. Timeboxing makes it a lot easier for me to enjoy the time I’m wasting, rather than worrying about “goofing off” and doing something unproductive, and it’s part of why I love …

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December 11, 2020

Weekend Recap: Ski School

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Once again, this post will be a little longer than a weekend recap. Although we just had a long weekend because of Thanksgiving, I took Wednesday through Friday off this past week again – this time, to attend training to become a ski instructor at Beaver Creek! Last winter, I went on a few dates with a guy who ran a really successful business, but also became a part time ski instructor at Beaver Creek. He talked it up a lot, and encouraged me to check it out myself. It sounded like fun, but I don’t know that I really …

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June 13, 2020

Weekend Recap: Hitting the Boulder Trails

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I went into the weekend without many plans; just a hiking date on Sunday morning. But Saturday, in particular, ended up being a pretty amazing impromptu day! My morning started taking Sugar out for a trail run. My plan was to head up Rattlesnake Gulch to the Continental Divide overlook, but when I got to the trailhead, it was totally packed. I guess I will need to curse 5280 Magazine all summer for spoiling this quiet spot in their magazine… hopefully by next year everyone forgets about it! I didn’t feel like dealing with the difficulty of keeping Sugar calm …

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