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from The Makearoo Dispatch: Calm

Toni — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:09:14 +0000

It’s been a weird week–in a good way. Usually before a big event or trip (and Camp Makearoo–which is this weekend!–involves both for me), I’m a cranky and stressed-out mess. This time? I’m . . . calm. Usually I’m fretting … Continue reading →

from The Makearoo Dispatch: Journey

Toni — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:00:37 +0000

On April 20th, I participated in a race I’d been training for since February – a 10-mile run along Chicago’s lakefront. I’m not a seasoned runner and I can’t even really tell you why I took on this challenge, except … Continue reading →

Of mountains and magic

Toni — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:55:53 +0000

“Once in a while, we are gifted small, unexplainable pauses in the hurt or chaos, maybe just long enough to remember where we’ve come from and what we’re fighting for.” –Tee Iseminger, writer + runner I’ve been seeing a repeating … Continue reading →

from The Makearoo Dispatch: Soul

Toni — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:00:16 +0000

Last weekend was the very first Makearoo Goals with Soul workshop at my gym, HigherGround Fitness here in Woodstock, Illinois. What a fantastic group of people! HigherGround is such a positive, “can-do” environment, which made it the perfect venue for … Continue reading →

from The Makearoo Dispatch: Makers

Toni — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:31:32 +0000

Last weekend, I had a chat with a friend I’ll call Maggie. We were discussing coming to the Saturday ‘Day Camp’ portion of Camp Makearoo as a way to connect with more creative people. “But I’m not a maker,” she … Continue reading →

from The Makearoo Dispatch: Tribe

Toni — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:14:22 +0000

I’m back from spring break and feeling refreshed and even more centered in my work. Above are some photos from our trip to St. Louis, the highlight of which was a visit to City Museum, home of insane (not exaggerating) … Continue reading →

from The Makearoo Dispatch: Carefree

Toni — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:00:06 +0000

I often learn really huge lessons from people laying down a single profound sentence, phrase, or even word in my presence: “What if you never lose weight? What then? Will you still be lovable?” (My answer was an immediate and … Continue reading →

Makearoo on The Fulfilling Life series

Toni — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:33:30 +0000

Kelly Dahl at Perched to Fly created a marvelous series called The Fulfilling Life and I’m this week’s guest! Click below to watch our conversation about what it means to lead a fulfilling life and see what made both of … Continue reading →

from The Makearoo Dispatch: Possibility.

Toni — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:12:41 +0000

I’m done mythbusting. When I re-launched makearoo.com earlier this year, I had what I thought was a killer tagline for the home page: Wanna bust the starving artist myth? Ooh! Daring! Ballsy! Well, since I have ovaries: Demonstrating gonadal fortitude! … Continue reading →

More on automating tasks to create habits

Toni — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:28:08 +0000

Chris wrote a response to Monday’s Do What Works blog entry about automating stuff in our lives, and I wanted to respond and elaborate a bit. First off, Chris just launched a new site called Finding My Way Back to … Continue reading →