Have you ever wanted to tackle a major project, only to find yourself suddenly checking your favorite blogs, responding to half a dozen emails, even taking an old toothbrush to the dingy grout on your bathroom tile, because those things suddenly seem so urgent? You’re not alone. I’ve felt that way countless times, and often,…

Remember those goals we created at the beginning of the year? You know, the ones we scrawled across that starry-skied printable, told our friends about and then promptly forgot about? Okay, maybe we didn’t promptly forget about them. But at some point or another, life gets in the way, and those photos you promised you’d…

At any given point in my day, there’s a nonstop to-do list running through my mind, almost like the headlines ticker at the bottom of a news broadcast: Return library book. Buy more peanut butter. Check if we need flour, too. Are the eggs about to expire? Come up with a dinner idea to use…

‘Potential’ is a powerful word — it gives us hope or dashes it, depending on how it’s used. It’s something we’re always trying to live up to, yet something we hope we never fully reach. After all, how sad is it to think that you’ve reached your full potential, and there’s no chance for improvement…