Month June 2019

What I Know Wednesday

What I Know Wednesday is a bi-weekly round-up of thoughts, ideas and recommendations from the desk of Leah Jarvis. The best advice for writing is to write what you know. This is what I know. . . Just Start Writing…

Stop Building Unnecessary Safety Nets

A photo of a net

At my college orientation, I switched my major from communications to business in a change of heart that I thought would set me up for more success in my future than writing would. I figured I would be a more…

A Lost Art

I got in trouble on my first day of Kindergarten because I could write my name in cursive. Never mind that my only motivations for learning how to write my name then was that my older sister could do something…

Global Running Day

It’s 1.5 miles if you hook a left out of my driveway, take a left at the next street you come to, turn around at the cul de sac and come back down my road. There are exactly three hills…

Spirals

A photo of Stairs

When I was growing up, I remember telling my parents that I wanted to own a bakery. Now, it’s important to note that at this time in my life I did not know a thing about baking, much less did…