by jo | Feb 23, 2016 | Everyday Stories, Jos __ before __ Bday lists, Jos __ before __ Birthday lists
Well, as someone who loves to be celebrated (because hey, I’m a youngest and maybe slightly egotistical) I always keep track of my half birthday, and that was earlier this month. Which means it’s time for a 6 month update on my goals list for the year! I...
by jo | Feb 2, 2016 | Jos __ before __ Birthday lists, Jos __ before __ Birthday lists, Published Pieces
Now that it’s February and the New Year motivation is waining, let’s talk about goals! (If you don’t know, I love goals… check out my list of 27 goals to complete before I turn 27 in August HERE.) photo credit: Lomax...
by jo | Aug 19, 2015 | Everyday Stories, fitness and health, Jos __ before __ Birthday lists, Memoir & Essays, Travel
A quick story: I was out disk golfing (courtesy of my Jo’s 26 before 26 list I’m now a regular disk golfer). We came up to a pin and there was something in the pin. “What is that?” I asked my friend Brian who was closer to it. “It’s...
by jo | Aug 11, 2015 | fiction writings & poetry, The "New" Challenge
Note: These are just in the order I wrote them. I’m including all 12 for posterity, but 1, 4, 5, 10, and 12 are my favorites. #1 10.26.14 Fear of Fragile All of us are dying, that’s the crux of life Life weights you down like a child on your knee ticking off the...
by jo | Sep 9, 2014 | Everyday Stories, The "New" Challenge
Last October, I had a realization that in less than a year I would be turning 25. I remembered that your pre-frontal cortex supposedly becomes fully developed by the time you are 25 years old. Meaning that it’s harder to learn new instruments, new languages, or...
by jo | Sep 9, 2014 | The "New" Challenge
Here are my 26 goals to accomplish before I turn 26 on August 7, 2015 1. Climb another 14er 2. Do a cartwheel 3. Read a Graphic Novel 4. Write/Draw a cartoon/comic series (short or ongoing) 5. Return to Büsingen, Switzerland 6. Read the Brothers Karamozov or Moby Dick...