Like many people all over, I commute an hour each way to and from work every day. It can easily get to be a soul-crushing grind if you don't actively work to leverage the time in a way that's meaningful or useful, especially in the exhausting face of crime and poverty that turns to our … Continue reading 19 for 2019: #8 Bright Ideas on Buses

Taking even just one of these classes, even just once, will likely leave you feeling pretty badass. And let's be real, you definitely feel like a badass of the highest order after you climb a 14 foot pole and touch the ceiling. Twice. And hang out there a little bit to enjoy it, just because … Continue reading 19 for 2019: #7 Learn Silks/Lyra/Pole

Giving myself a check on this item, though only by the skin of my teeth. This is also one of a few items on my list that give me pause to reflect on the importance of teamwork and having amazing and supportive people among your closest circles, not to mention, a new perspective on my … Continue reading 19 for 2019: #6 Hang Decor & Pictures

Calling myself out here with a pretty epic fail. Sort of. As a very young twenty-something, I encountered Asian culture and romanticized it right away. From somewhere came H.H. The XIV Dalai Lama and I connected with my first hero--I was just so enamored with how, no matter the subject at hand, and with his … Continue reading 19 for 2019: #5 Meditate More