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My writing mostly consists of mini-essays, curated links, and family updates. You can also find my "micro" posts here.

2025
✦ March

Productive Tension Squiggles

On stretching, decisions, and "negative capability."
14 Mar
2025
✦ February

70% > 100% Squiggles

Taking Oliver Burkeman's 70% rule to heart.
26 Feb
2025
✦ February

Happy Valentine's Day 2025 Family Updates

It’s been quite the year for our family, full of growth, adventure, and a whole lot of chaos (mostly the good kind!). I guess we just do Valentine’s Day notes instead of New Years notes, and we’re okay with that. :)
14 Feb
2024
✦ April

She's Here Family Updates

20 Apr
2024
✦ February

Happy Valentine’s Day 2024 Family Updates

14 Feb
2024
✦ February

Nesting Squiggles

As I've gotten older, I've realized how important my physical space is to my happiness, productivity, and... sanity. As we prepare for the birth of our second child, I'm embracing the "nesting" instinct in a new way.
05 Feb
2024
✦ January

New Year's Ease Squiggles

I began writing this essay instinctively thinking I failed all of my 2023 goals. Turns out I should give myself a little grace. Looking back at my goals for the year, I did shockingly well. I was just missing the ease.
04 Jan
2023
✦ December

Frozen Dream Squiggles

When I started writing these, I still had every intention of starting a company of my own. Now I’m considering two unexpected, incredible roles (and also looking at other companies I admire). This wasn’t the plan, but… it feels good?
08 Dec
2023
✦ November

Life is Life-y Squiggles

November was quite the month. We had adventure, death, illness, new opportunities, rescues, failures, memorials, construction, setbacks, holidays, laughter, games, generosity, anniversaries, surgeries, and recoveries.
30 Nov
2023
✦ November

Every Acorn is a Paw at the Door Squiggles

On Sunday night at 8:55pm, our family lost our best friend. Our protector. Our adventure buddy. Our toddler-cleaner-upper. Our squirrel chaser.
09 Nov
2023
✦ November

Introducing the Squiggle Squiggles

Each week in this email I'll have a short note about what's happening in my life, work, and/or entrepreneurial journey, along with a curated selection at the bottom of what's captured my attention, ears, tastebuds, or wallet this week.
02 Nov
2023
✦ October

Q3 2023 Personal Update Squiggles

26 Oct
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