January 2012

Down To The Wire: Getting Things Done

by Monica January 31, 2012

I work better under pressure. I can’t focus unless I’m pulling an all-nighter. Sound familiar? Lately I’ve been wondering whether or not I do my best work at the last minute. Mostly because I’ve had to get things done under the wire, whether I like it or not. Take this post, for example. I had [...]

Combining Art & Travel to Share Your Story {Video}

by Monica January 27, 2012

How could I have a site called SHOW & TELL and not have a weekly Show & Tell series? That’s right- I can’t! So here’s video #1 straight from my web cam to you. And I combine two of my very favorite topics: Art & Travel P.S. I mean it when I said I’d love [...]

The Chasing Of The Churro: 48 Hours in Madrid

by Monica January 24, 2012

November seemed like a good time to revisit Europe. I hadn’t been across the pond since I studied abroad in college, and I had a three-day weekend coming up so I looked up flights. The cheapest destinations were to Manchester, Vienna, and Madrid. I chose Madrid. After attempting to reach out to the few people [...]

Getting Hard Stuff Done is Hard Work

by Monica January 19, 2012

I like to fixate on weird details. It’s not a conscious effort on my part initially, but once I get something in my head it won’t go away. The problem is when I have “bigger” problems to solve, yet I can’t tear myself away from the minutia. You know the dogs and squirrels from Up? [...]

Sometimes I Forget

by Monica January 16, 2012

While brainstorming words and phrases in my quest to put a label on how I hope to help others (with this website, with my writing, and in life), I was reminded of a critical concept. Sometimes I forget that not everyone wants what I want. Not everyone wants to: Frequently travel to far off places. [...]

Falling, Failing, and Being A Game Changer

by Monica January 13, 2012

The only way to improve is to try. It’s no secret I’m a believer in learning by doing. But there’s an albatross that comes with this method, and he isn’t going anywhere. When we stop researching, comparing, filtering, and daydreaming about an outcome long enough to take a step (or giant leap) forward, we are [...]

My Heart Will Go On

by Monica January 9, 2012

This weekend I saw The Artist, my first time going to see a movie in a theater in over a year. I loved the film, but (per usual) the previews were my favorite part of the experience. There’s something that fires me up about watching a story unfold over the course of only a few [...]

12 Words & Images For The 12 Months of 2012

by Monica January 4, 2012

Earlier this week I wrote about my word for 2012: DEFINING as well as my hindsight word for 2011: SHEDDING. Because I love words so much, I decided to designate a word for each month to serve as priority reminders throughout the year. Each of the twelve words exists to support my overall goal of [...]

My Word for 2012

by Monica January 2, 2012

The first Monday of 2012… I spent much of the last week of 2011 journaling, asking myself hard questions, seeking answers to difficult decisions, and attempting to lay a road map for the year ahead. I also drank A LOT of coffee. Like many of you, I wanted to come up with a word for [...]