Doing What Counts
It’s the voice inside your head that tells you it’s time to quit. It’s the sudden urge to surf the web and write clever status updates to Facebook. It’s the feeling of anxiety that keeps your finished work unpublished. It’s the hopelessness that prevents you from changing the world. Its name is Resistance. We need [...]
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For the past weeks I have been immersed in a building project I had dreamed about since last summer: I am building a playhouse for my two boys — on our apartment’s balcony. I have no previous building experience but slowly and steadily the small building is getting closer to completion. I am learning as [...]
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Midday in the Kalahari Desert is not quite the time or place for a run. With heat rising from 39 to 45 degrees Celcius (about 113°F), most sane people would take cover from the sun, sitting under the lone tree they can find, drinking water and waiting for the air to cool down. Not !Nam!kabe, [...]
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After four months away from the 9 to 5 workforce, I have lost track on a lot of what is hot on the internet today and what is not. If you asked me to name the most interesting Twitter memes or most important e-books released in the past months, I would have to admit I [...]
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Hello, it's me:
I explore life with my two boys.
I create.
I live with less.
I dream big dreams.
I blog to think.
I hope to do things that matter.
If it's your first time here, check out my about page and this short list of favorite posts to read first.
To get in touch, send me a Tweet, I'm @jalaine.
I have written a free e-book on creating with small children in the house.
