40 Lessons From The Last Year
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For the last two years, each week I've been making a mini 'zine' journal. I dedicate the last page of each zine to the "wisdom of the...
nlgulatz
Jul 287 min read
Peace in Ourselves: Unlearning People Pleasing
Inspired by a beautiful building in Milwaukee, for the last few weeks I've been reflecting on behaviors that have hindered me from acting...
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Jul 245 min read
Peace in Ourselves: Unlearning Perfectionism
Inspired by a beautiful building in Milwaukee, for the last few weeks I've been reflecting on behaviors that have hindered me from acting...
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Jul 144 min read
Peace in Ourselves: Unlearning Know-it-All-ness
Inspired by a beautiful building in Milwaukee, for the last few weeks I've been reflecting on behaviors that have hindered me from acting...
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Jul 85 min read
Peace in Ourselves: Unlearning Self Pity
Last month, I shared how a beautiful Milwaukee landmark is inspiring me to reflect on how I can cultivate more peace within myself with...
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Jul 14 min read
Peace in Ourselves: Unlearning Bitterness
Last week I shared how a beautiful Milwaukee landmark is inspiring me to reflect on how I can cultivate more peace within myself with...
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Jun 254 min read
Peace in Ourselves: Unlearning Defensiveness
For years on my commute to and from work, I drove past a building on North Avenue and 6th Street in Milwaukee with big text signs that...
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May 222 min read
A Hiking Headspace
As someone who has always enjoyed hiking, I've been absolutely spoiled to be able to spend much of the last 2 years in Switzerland--...
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May 226 min read
Hiking Routes In & Around Switzerland
I've been incredibly lucky to have spent most of the last two years in Geneva, Switzerland and I've carved out a lot of my weekends to...
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May 56 min read
20 Years Together: What I've Learned About Relationships
Last week, my husband Blake and I celebrated 20 years together. We met in college, while we were working at The Daily Cardinal, one of...
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nlgulatz
Nov 6, 20235 min read
How Can I Help? Where to Start When There is So Much to Do
Today I'm celebrating 16 years since I started my first 'real job' after college -- as an administrative assistant at the American Red...
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Aug 30, 20234 min read
4 Ideas for Tapping Into Your Unique Creativity
Growing up, I never thought of myself as a creative person. I wasn't artistic or musical. And I'm still not. So, as I've gotten older, it...
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Apr 18, 20235 min read
Counting the Weeks, Making the Weeks Count...
In honor of Milwaukee Zine Fest happening this Saturday, April 22nd, I thought I'd share a little zine project I've been working on the...
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Sep 20, 20224 min read
Tips for Train Travel in Switzerland
One of the best surprises coming to Geneva has been realizing just how easy it is to get around with public transportation. The SBB...
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Sep 15, 20223 min read
38 Lessons from Switzerland
I've always loved making lists. So, in passing a few milestones recently-- my six month anniversary in Switzerland and my birthday (yay!)...
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Jun 12, 20225 min read
How to Be New (Again & Again)
As a child, I was terribly, painfully shy. Over the years, we've shared some laughs in my family about my mom's attempt to enroll me in...
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May 17, 20222 min read
How to Think More Positively
At lunch with my Oma in 2019, I asked how she made it through so many of the challenges she has overcome in her life. She shared a simple...
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May 1, 20224 min read
How to Be Wrong: Int'l Edition
Last summer, I was really excited to publish a new zine, "How to Be Wrong" in collaboration with my friend Jason. Working together over...
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Apr 3, 20222 min read
It's Been a Mois...
One month ago today (aka "mois" in French), I was boarding a plane in Milwaukee for Newark, NJ on to Geneva, Switzerland. At the...
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Apr 23, 20212 min read
When Things Get Hard… Think Small.
It’s been a hard and heavy week. The weight of the news some days can make you forget that we're also still a year into navigating our...
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