even Wolverine has a freaking life coach

None of us has it all figured out. And that’s OK! Yesterday I was laughing with my friend, Jimmy Parent. We were getting ready to record a podcast episode and I joked about this repeating pattern I noticed when talking to my life coach last week. I guess Jimmy could tell that I still struggle…

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Kick Monday’s Ass: strategic peer pressure (April 11, 2022)

It’s time to Kick Monday’s Ass… I have a confession to make: I break promises to myself. I’m not looking for reassurance or a pat on the back and a “congrats for being human, Angie!” It’s simply a fact. 90% of the time, if I tell myself I’m going to do something or make a…

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Angie and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad vacation

First, a disclaimer: Indulge me in a little “woe is me” melodrama here. I know there’s a lot worse in the world than what I went through this week, and that I’m incredibly fortunate in the grand scheme of things. And I’m also allowed to have a fucking bad week, so I make no apologies…

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Kick Monday’s Ass: Vegas should be interesting (March 21, 2022)

It’s time to Kick Monday’s Ass… I think I’m gonna enjoy Vegas. It’s already been an interesting weekend reconnecting with all my favorite west coast brands. Del Taco. El Pollo Loco. I even missed the Arco gas station. It’s nice to know after five years of being outside California, the gas prices are at pretty…

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Kick Monday’s Ass: nice fight? (Mar 14, 2022)

It’s time to Kick Monday’s Ass… I think I’m locked in an epic battle of wills. Only instead of a fight to the death, it’s like… nice to the death? It started the first week I was in Flagstaff. We got hit with a few inches of snow. Since I wasn’t planning on going anywhere,…

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Sunrise at Mesa Verde

At first when I sat down to write this, I was noodling with the idea of transitions, and how they can be difficult but beautiful. And then I decided to just post the damn pictures. Maybe I’ll be poignant later, but for now… my trip to Mesa Verde National Park. Someone recommended this to me…

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