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How to Do Long-Distance

January 6, 2018July 29, 20184 Comments

Long-distance relationships suck, but they don't have to be complicated.

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Good morning! ThePracticalPen.com is up and running! ✒ If you're interested in content editing for your blog content, email campaigns, newsletters, or online course material, head on over to see editing and writing samples and check out services and rates. ✒ You can also find little write ups of books I've read in the Blog section. I'll be adding more soon! ✒Steph #content #contentediting #blog #blogging #bloggers #lifestyleblog #familyblog #foodblog #mommyblog #thepracticalpen #editing #wordsmith

I've wanted to read this book for a long time and started it a few years ago but put it down in favor of something else, I'm sure. I think the time has come for me read it! #abookaweek2019 #start #jonacuff #read #currentlyreading #readeveryday #fear #escapeaverage #beawesome

Hey! I'm Steph. Formerly The Simple Girl's Guide, I'll now be Instagramming as The Practical Pen. I started this account to share my experience paying off debt and how to communicate about money but then realized that while I love hearing about other's journeys, talking about mine is not where my passion is. ✒ I love (like, LOVE) editing and revising other people's writing. I'm an English teacher by day and never tire of helping students find the perfect word or going on a tangent about comma placement-they tire of it, but I don't. ✒ So, this year I'm starting a new venture and am pursuing editing as a side-hustle. I edit blog posts, emails, ebooks, books in general, and really, anything else. ✒ Right now, I'm building a portfolio and website and reaching out to bloggers who might find the service helpful in freeing up some of their time to create more content. ✒ I'll also be talking about books and words that I like and probably posting pictures of the copious amounts of coffee I drink. #editing #contentediting #read #readmore #readon #readmore2019 #abookaweek2019 #followyourpassion #sidehustle #businessplan #bloggers #blog #contentcreators #lifestyleblog #mommyblog #foodblog #photographyblog #editing #freelance #freelancer #freelanceediting #contentediting #passionproject

My first book for #abookaweek2019 is complete! Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss was incredible. It was full of inspiration, tips and tricks, and insights into how people succeed and become their best selves (or at least get close). Some takeaways: 1. Apparently, everyone meditates. A large number of people that answered the interview questions said that meditation played a large part in their life and success. Some had very intense practices while others dabbled, but I was shocked at how many cited mediation as a way to overcome frustration and get focused. *Fun fact: I couldn't figure out a name for an editing business, so I thought maybe there could be something to this meditation thing. I've dabbled in it, so I did a guided meditation. When I got back to work on a name, all of a sudden I had one that was almost right. By the end of the day, I had settled on The Practical Pen. Was meditation responsible? No idea. -2. Failure is not something that should push you off your path. According to Winston Churchill, "success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm." We (at least I) tend to see success and think that it was easy for that person to achieve what they did. This book put past "failures" on display, most times framed as "learning experiences." Not being afraid to move on and learn from a failure was a huge factor in the success of these people. 3. Despite being over 500 pages, this is a fairly quick read. It's broken into small chunks, the length of which totally depends on each person's answer, so some were paragraphs while others were a sentence or two. I think the variety made it go more quickly. #tribeofmentors #read #currentlyreading #readingchallenge #lovetoread #alwayslearning #learnfromthebest #success

Almost done with Tribe of Mentors, and it is amazing. Packed with life advice, insightful quotes, and motivational stories, it pretty much makes you think you can do anything. Also, most of the people in the book say that they meditate, so looks like I'll be doing more of that! My goal is to finish my first book of 2019 by Sunday. #tribeofmentors #timferriss #abookaweek2019 #readmore #readmore2019 #coffeealways

#currentlyreading Tribe of Mentors by #timferriss and Brief Answers to the Big Questions by #stephenhawking. Starting out 2019 learning from the best! I have one big hairy audacious goal this year (and a lot of little ones, too) so I'm starting now by filling my time-the time not working towards my goal-learning and growing and spending less time watching tv and scrolling aimlessly. I can't wait to see where this year goes! #BHAG #reading #booklover #learn #read #tribeofmentors

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