I sat down to write an essay about making an ebook, because it’s been a fun creative adventure. (It’s also not finished — I wanted to write from inside the process.) But as I drafted the essay, it occurred to me that what was supposed to be a simple, practical…
Originally published on Substack after updating my publication name there from Debit This, Create That (same as this blog) to The Creative Reconciliation. Although everything is archived here at debitthiscreatethat.com, I renamed my Substack as I began developing a distinguishable voice there. Substack began housing my more reflective, unfolding writing…
I’m going to be honest with you — I occasionally feel tearful when I read to my kids at bedtime, because some of the books we’ve been gifted are just so darn moving. (I’ve also been known to cry on a dime over a sentimental TV commercial… Call me a…
My creative flow and corporate structure are often at odds, but both my whimsical and my analytical sides can agree on one thing: a love of signs and synchronicities. Lately, nature has been coming in with some particularly poignant ones. It always has really, but I’ve recently been taking some more time…
The Rapid Log · 06 I’ve been meaning to write a post, but for the first time in years, I really struggled with what I came here to say. Until now, my problem hasn’t been a lack of ideas — it’s been too many things to say, all at once. I’ve been…
I vividly remember the first time I’d considered writing on Substack. I was walking through a rustic-chic clothing store with a friend, feeling the fabrics as we wandered by (while feigning a pay grade that could accommodate them). It was a little over a year ago, and I had been…
I left accounting to become a writer, but at the time, I didn’t know that’s what I was doing. What I did know was that I was stepping out of an environment that — despite being full of people I loved working with — felt misaligned and fed cyclical burnout, which was…
Less than a year ago, I traded full days in the office of an accounting firm for full days in my creative studio. I assumed that stepping out of a structured work life into an unstructured creative one would be a breeze. The reality was more complex. I loved the…
Celebrate the little things. Celebrate your progress! These get an emphatic heck yes from me — unless of course they’re my own. It’s a little trick my mind plays: I believe you should absolutely celebrate your subtle milestones. Mine are just the result of time passing, and I don’t feel like I did anything worth celebrating.…
We made it to May, fellow bean counters! Yet another tax season has come to a close. I hope yours treated you well… Or at very least, with busy season meals that showed up on time and coffee that stayed hot and strong. If you’re new here, hello and welcome!…