GUEST POST: 10 Things You Need to Know About Fear
One of my favorite aspects to Fear Experiment℠ (FE) was the parade of parents post-show coming up to me in the lobby and sending me notes, spewing words wrapped in loving awe and Read more…
If I die: morbid comforting contentedness
Amsterdam in front of the Van Gogh museum (our first BIG trip together and what prompted me to say “Wanna move in?”) I recently took a trip to Charlotte, North Carolina. Read more…
2016 Life of Yes℠ Gift Guide
We’ve heard the stories of how giving to others makes you happier. True stuff. Give an item, give your time, give your skills. Your heart will expand ten-fold and Read more…
Curtain Call: the last Fear Experiment℠ Chicago
What started with an email to about fifty friends in 2009 proposing a crazy idea that would help me live out my dream of being Mimi from RENT, though I Read more…
GUEST POST: “Soul” Food
This is a Guest Post by Cheryl Bennett, whom I met a bit over a month ago when she came in from Baltimore to attend Camp. (Three years in, I still Read more…
GUEST POST: Idea + An Actual Thing = Never A Failure
This is a Guest Post by a gal I met through one of my entrepreneur groups. She put a big, hairy idea out there and then all of a sudden, Read more…
GUEST POST: On using what you got
This is a Guest Post by Kelly Dilbeck. Often I’ll wax poetically my Guest Poster and then add a wee bit more wax. I’m not going to do that here. Her words Read more…
I’m about to waste money to improve* my life (*I hope)
Last week, Best Friend sent me a link to a Tim Ferriss podcast episode along with the message, “Short, about picking projects. I liked it.” The episode was #181: How to Read more…
How a random $112.62 in my bank account has guaranteed my NYT Best Seller
My current jam is Passive Income. Aka making money while you sleep. Best thing ever to wake up to: “Someone’s bought your Life of Yes℠ Poster!” By Read more…
The decision to shit on the highway or shit in your pants – what would you do?
This was originally shared at the 2016 Chicago Women’s Funny Festival, my first foray into being officially funny. It was as horrible-wonderful as it sounds. The decision to shit on the highway Read more…