Ever since I was young I’ve admired Georgia O’Keeffe.

When I finished my MFA in New York in 2010, I was at a crossroads.

It’s so easy to lose your way. It might not even be anything big that causes it, maybe you just get caught up in life’s details – paying bills, managing responsibilities – and all you’re doing is keeping your head down and muddling through. You’re not living, you’re killing time.

The thing about the beach is that everyone wants to be here, even folks who don’t have the means to rent an apartment, much less own a house. It’s beautiful, sure, but it’s expensive and out of reach for most.

I don’t know about you, but I can barely read the news without having a full-blown panic attack.

Spoiler alert: this probably isn’t.

Playing the song Hotel California. Making an entire Thanksgiving dinner from scratch. Solving complex problems.

I did something brand new (for me, at least) yesterday.

Most of the time your brain is ready for big change before your heart is.

If you’re anything like me, and I’m guessing you are because you’re here, when you’re thinking about new ideas or possible projects, or even just what you could do with your weekend, it’s sometimes hard to get focused.

We all want to feel excited and hopeful for the future, but sometimes we slide into a rut, and the world seems a lot less sparkly and interesting.

I write a column called Fandango for The Taos News, which is all about living a satisfying, productive creative life. (Meaning it’s geared toward artists, writers, and creatives of all stripes.)