Essays

  • Monday, 9/25/23: Talking about planning for October

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…

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  • Monday, 9/18/23: Talking about preparing for rain

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…

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  • This Friday is September 1! I can’t believe it, but fall, holidays, and end-of-year happenings are on the horizon, and we’re leaving another summer season behind. One of the fun things that comes with being in a new apartment (moved in June) is noticing different markers of time. My running path now goes right past Lincoln Park High School, and…

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  • Monday, 8/28/23: Talking about planning for September

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…

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  • Monday, 8/21/23: Talking about seeing through the window of our mind

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…

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  • Monday, 8/14/23: Talking about three things I’m loving right now

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…

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  • Recently, I was listening to a podcast episode and heard something interesting. At around the 5:20 minute-mark in the episode, the host talks about something she learned from her therapist. In regards to overthinking certain situations – teetering on the borderline of people pleasing – the host’s therapist told her to remind herself, “they can cope.” They can cope. At first,…

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  • Monday, 8/7/23: Talking about a phrase that’s helping me

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…

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  • Setting the Tone

    At some point over the past four months, you’ve probably seen some coverage about Taylor Swift’s Eras concert. Three hours of music from the past 17 years/10 albums, sold out stadiums across the country (and now world), and news cycle after news cycle about happenings at various shows. I was able to go to one of the Chicago night –…

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  • Monday, 7/24/23: Talking about Taylor Swift rain shows and setting the tone

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Friendly reminder that there won’t be a newsletter next Monday (summer schedule) – back as normal the next Monday! Three Steps…

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  • Monday, 7/17/23: Talking about doing positivity and the book I recently finished

    Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…

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  • It’s officially my first time writing this newsletter from the new apartment! How exciting! I am in love with my working setup here. As I write to you now, I am sitting in a bay window, basking in the natural light afforded by the three adjoining windows. A big, full tree takes up most of my view straight-ahead, and below it I…

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