My favorite challenges, of course, are the ones that reward me for something I’m already doing. (This is one reason I sometimes write finished tasks on my to-do list so I can pre-emptively check some off.) So I’m participating in the Year of the Asian Reading Challenge 2019 to try …
As I Am: How I finally became an Asian American writer
h/t my pal Chris Paek for the genius wordplay “As I Am” You would think that being an Asian American writer would come naturally to me. After all, my parents are Taiwanese immigrants, l was born and raised in the U.S., and I write things. But accepting that identity and …
You Can Do Anything for 20 Seconds: How HIIT Helped Me Recover From My Eating Disorder
Eating disorders are not a choice, let me be clear about that. But l have found that traveling the road to recovery requires a constellation of big and small choices every day. I have been able to gain the mental endurance for those choices–somewhat ironically–through workout routines known as high-intensity interval training (HIIT).
2018 Year in Review
Looking Back What one event, big or small, are you going to tell your grandchildren about? Getting my vision corrected permanently! If you had to describe your 2018 in 3 words, what would they be? Really. Damn. Difficult. What new things did you discover about yourself? I have a great …
Buckets Full of Rebranding
l just finished my semi-annual business identity crisis and as a result, I both rebranded and redecorated. While l don’t recommend the large quantity of identity crisis navel-gazing l seem to do, l do suggest occasionally stepping back and asking yourself a few questions. These could apply to freelancing, traditional …
Christmas with the Eating Disorders
The time between Halloween and New Year’s can present a minefield of dietary temptations for anyone, but for eating disorder patients and survivors like me, it’s a latter-day Garden of (Not) Eatin’. Halloween is literally a holiday about candy, Thanksgiving is basically dedicated to the overconsumption of food or products, …
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: What I Learned from Nanowrimo 2018
This year I set out to write a complete story in the span of 30 days. My plan was to write every weekday and not stop to edit until the whole draft was done. Despite the fact that I ramble often for other people, I have never sustained a personal writing …
A-minus Mama Blogcast Season 4: Business Time
In what continues to be a season of comedic timing, Season 4 of the blogcast drops just as I’m taking a break from client work for the next few months. Go figure. You can listen to episodes below or through iTunes and Google Play. Episode 1: The Myth of Passion …
My Favorite Things: Black Friday 2018 Edition
A couple of my favorite brands are doing cool things for Black Friday / Small Business Saturday / Cyber Monday / Giving Tuesday. Here they are in one place so you don’t have to search. Passion Planner I’ve been a faithful Passion Planner user since 2016 and while I don’t …