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First Forays Into the Woods… Sans Phone
Whew! The downside of unplugging is that when you do plug back in, things get a little hectic. This week has been rather crazy for me work-wise, and since I didn’t get back to Colorado until 1am...
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Finding the Three Ps: Place, Person, and Passion
My company has an amazing executive coaching center of excellence. Over the last two years, I’ve been fortunate enough to not only get to work with some of the great coaches they’ve hired, but also to...
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Changing Lives and Changing Relationships
On Friday, I flew to NYC for a quick getaway before I started my new project today. Spoiler alert: I’m back in Dallas to work on a new project for the client where I got to work for several years! More...
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Date Night, Here I Come!
This week, I read an article by Eric Barker on shortcuts to bonding deeply with a romantic partner. So as I do with a lot of interesting things I read, I sent it on to Adam. And then we both had fun...
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Short but Sweet Weekend and Workout
(Posted 24 hours later because of internet issues. But here’s an update: I did my Leap Like a Puma leg workout last night before we went to dinner!) This weekend was quick, but it was great. As I wrote...
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The Transparency of Making Choices
I’m on my way back from France – and I didn’t even write a blog post while there about what I was up to! I had some vendor workshops in Nice, so got to fly over and spend a few days in those. It was...
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Returning “Home”
Since getting back from France, I have basically just been sleeping, working, and eating – and doing a lot of all three. My mom came into NYC to visit for a few days, and we went to a lot of my old...
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Wine Tasting in Sonoma: Day 1
This summer, for my 30th birthday, Adam gifted me the most amazing present ever: reservations at an AirBNB. Specifically, our accommodations were in a loft of a tasting room at a small batch vineyard...
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Making Time for My Friendships
This post is coming to you from 30,000 feet, flying somewhere over Oklahoma on my way home. I mention this context because I haven’t been home in two weeks, and I’m so eager to see my friends and make...
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Wine Tasting in Sonoma: Day 2
In case you missed it, read about our first day in Sonoma here. Adam and I woke up super early on Saturday morning in Sonoma. Even though we woke up at 6:30am, we had actually gone to bed around 9pm,...
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The Double Whammy of a Sleep Shortage
The beginning of my week when I’m on the road is rather rough. Every Monday, I catch a 6am flight to my client, which means I have to get up around 4am to be out of the house and on my way to the...
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Finding a Home for My Best Self
Back when I went through my company’s senior associate leadership development program, I was assigned a career coach who worked with me in a group setting and also one-on-one. The coaches were all...
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TGI Flyday: Unexpectedly Looking Forward to the Weekend
Thursday = Flyday in consulting land, and with all the winter storms going on, I was a little worried I wouldn’t make it out tonight. The Dallas forecast was “snow and thunderstorms”, which is pretty...
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Travel News: The Tarmac Rule Has Been Proven a Failure
Back in 2010, while I was working at an airline, the infamous “tarmac delay rule” was passed. In layman’s terms, an aircraft can’t be on the tarmac for more than three hours. Otherwise, the airline...
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TGIT: I Can Has Sleep Now?
Thank goodness it’s Thursday! It’s hard to believe that it’s already nearing the end of January (where does the time go?). As Monday nears, I’m thinking a lot about what I want my goals for February to...
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February Challenge: Zen on the Road
February is Valentine’s Day, and so I think it’s as good a time as any to focus on some self-love. It’s no secret that I’ve been incredibly stressed out lately, and so I’d like to take the month of...
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Seven Flight Changes in Seven Days
This has been a pretty crappy week! I kept thinking it would get better, but… nope :( First, it was a very busy week for me travel-wise. I flew to Albany on Sunday to visit my parents and brother, then...
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February Goal Progress: Week 1 Check In
Wow, that was a rough weekend… and since I had to fly to Dallas Sunday afternoon for work, it was also a weekend that got cut short. Apologies for my Saturday afternoon rant about travel woes; I...
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Puerto Vallarta: No Regrets
This was not the vacation I was expecting… but that’s okay. I wasn’t expecting to get sick within 6 hours of arriving in Mexico. (My own fault for eating sushi that I should have known was bad.) I...
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Travel News: Why Airline Ticket Prices Aren’t Reflecting Fuel Prices
A few weeks ago, I delivered an overview of the airline revenue management function to a group of coworkers. To kick off the presentation, I decided to correct some common misconceptions by including...
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