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I read how 160+ successful creatives work. Four things kept popping up. If you consider yourself a creative person, you're going to love this post.   And even if you think you "don't have a creative bone in your body," keep reading.  Because, spoiler alert, everyone is creative , and what I'm about to share applies to any endeavor you'd like to be successful at —from painting or writing to running a business, becoming a green thumb, or learning to cook like Julia Child.   I just finished...

What you think about what you eat matters almost as much as what you eat. Note: A version of the following will appear in the Friday, March 6, 2026, edition of the Estes Park News.   When I was trying to get my nutrition class last month to really believe me when I told them carbs are not, in fact, evil, as so many of us have been led to believe over the years (nor is fat or protein, for that matter), I said to them:   "What you eat matters, yes, but so does what you believe  about what...

My best friend from high school and I have the same birthday.   In elementary school, our moms would coordinate cupcakes and punch for our classroom and we'd celebrate on stylish styrofoam and the "fancy" napkins. (Ahh, those were the days, weren't they? Before we all felt overwhelmed by guilt of disposable wares.)   In high school we celebrated our 18th annual candle-blowing bonanza by having a luau...in the middle of January...in Ohio.   When I texted her last month to wish her a happy day,...