What does it mean to live a half-ass life? I realize that title can be confusing - or even off-putting. I only half-care. That is the...

I don’t think I’m as big a deal as I think I am. Or rather, I don’t think I am as large a factor in various life equations as I often...

I wear makeup most days. It’s not because I have something to hide. For me, it’s because I have something to show. I put on makeup in the...

“If something isn’t useful, it’s useless.”

I love transformation stories. I’m a sucker for a good mid-movie montage where the person is in the metamorphosis stage. Whether it’s the...

I’m still learning this half-ass lifestyle. I realize that term may be off-putting to some people. Those are probably the same people who...

What have we given up for the sake of convenience? This is a half-assed post. I haven't posted yet as I had so much brewing and wanted to...

I deal with guilt. I used to deal with it a lot more inefficiently than I do now. Any small thing could elicit strong feelings of guilt....

When I was in the awkward morphling years of high school I had a recurring dream that lasted several weeks. Each night I would find...

You cannot care about everything. You just can’t. I’ve tried and I’ve failed. I cannot have the same level of passion about every topic...

One of the kids’ favorite things to do at the beach is to go “bobbing” in the waves. They love the feel of the wave lifting them up then...

Have you ever been told you need to change your perspective? I used to imagine standing in the other person’s shoes, picturing in my mind...

One of my favorite classics to read every early spring is The Secret Garden by Frances Hodges Burnett. It is a children’s story written...

I once had an idea to create a badge-based program to supplement the kids curriculum. We called ourselves the Adventure Scouts and I had...

“We have to choose to be uncomfortable at times if we want to have adventures.” This is what I told my daughter as she protested putting...

Sometimes change comes suddenly. Sometimes it comes on so gradually that you can’t point to the distinct moments when change took place....

We don't do the Easter Bunny, extravagent egg hunts, or baskets full of goodies. It's fine if you do. We don't. We recently started...