Author: wandathibodeaux

I’m quitting social media. Well, ALMOST. Over the past three years, I’ve tracked data from every social media account I have. Although I’ve had organic growth, the numbers don’t lie — as algorithms changed, impressions narrowed. The majority of the accounts are, unfortunately, dead branches getting in the way of the potential beauty of the…

This morning, I got a super early start on my writing work. Like, super early — the birds were only beginning to chirp, their nests still shrouded in complete darkness. I like to think, largely because of all the sacrifices I have had to make, that it’s all making a difference. That it will matter…

I behave like an introvert in tons of ways — it’s hard for me even to send emails sometimes. But I need friends. We all do, not just to be happy, but to be healthy — studies repeatedly show that social interaction benefits physical wellbeing. Yet, the broad difficulties in connecting are real. We’re not integrated the way we…

Over this past couple of weeks, I hit a couple of career setbacks in quick succession. To be clear, I don’t run from difficulty. Those who know me well know that I live by Yoda’s creed — do or do not; there is no try. That’s not because I leave no room for mistakes. Rather,…

Imagine that, to offer you a little motivation, a multi-BILLION-dollar executive is sharing their story with you. They might tell you about how they went to 34 banks before finally landing the loan that changed everything. They might recall their late nights, all the time they spent building prototypes that broke. They might highlight how…

Ever watched a baby chick break free from its shell? I have — farm girl here. I get how tempting it is to pick off the shell pieces. You see the teeny beak and damp feathers and think, “Let me make it easier.” But here’s what scientists are going to tell you. The chick doesn’t…

Over the years, my daughter, Emma, has developed into a decent artist — I should have anticipated it from her pre-elementary habit of spilling soap on the floor on purpose to “finger paint” in. She’ll spend hours a day on projects, often going down to the littlest detail I wouldn’t even think about. I like…

Psssst. I see you over there, being all awesome as you use the Interwebby to sell stuff/services, keep up with professional development, shop, pay bills, or track global news (tariffs = ?). Most of us use the Internet like this to get things done. But productivity isn’t the ONLY thing the Internet is good for….

“‘The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic that Americans moved on from years ago,’” the statement said, adding that the Trump administration will refocus funding on America’s ‘chronic disease epidemic.’” When I read that paragraph in a recent article from NPR, my…

We all have down days. Those moments where all we want to do is bed-rot with a massive bowl of tater tots. (OK, maybe for you it’s Reese’s Puffs, grilled cheese, or pie, but you get the point.) I had one of those days yesterday. Most of what could go wrong? It did. There was…