Peri Pakroo, Author & Coach

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Podcasting and climbing back into the saddle

In some combo of luck and good timing, my fun new project seems like the perfect vehicle for re-entry after falling off my blog for the last two months.

I can make an animated GIF

I’m working up my interview with artist Alexandra Gjurasic about her Kickstarter campaign, and I just don’t want to give it short shrift.

OMG it’s May

The imminent end of the school year is causing me angst (again).

Not blogging today

But I worry that if I start taking a day off here and there it’ll be a slippery slope to blog stagnation.

Getting my blogging toes wet

Based on my extremely limited experience, here’s a summary of the thoughts and ideas on blogging I shared with my friend yesterday.

Days in the life of a dual self-employed household

A big part of my self-employed life has to do with my husband Turtle being self-employed too.

Roping the kids into a meditation practice

Tomorrow I’m doing a little presentation to my daughter’s preschool class on meditation. Last year I cobbled together a draft plan and put out some feelers to get some sort of family meditation drop-in thing going at the school (actually, more likely over at The Harwood next to the school) but it never really took [...]

10 years of working for…ME!

Ten years ago today I parted ways with the last job I’ve ever held as an employee. Since then I’ve juggled a crazy mix of clients and projects (a mix that happily has grown much more focused over the years); written three books; got married to my best friend; had two insanely awesome kids; escaped [...]

Spring fever and changing course (a.k.a. failing)

Yesterday I decided to pull the plug (or at least, put on a far-back burner…on low) on a project that I realized I just couldn’t do right now. This project being my next book project which I was aiming to have done by the end of the summer. The thing is that I had already [...]

Let’s rock out this Friday, Sept. 17

If you’re in (or near) Albuquerque this Friday, pop over to The Kosmos (1715 5th St. NW) from 5 to 8pm for my book party! Yes, it’s been four months since The Women’s Small Business Start-Up Kit hit bookstore shelves but I wanted to wait until Fall to have a proper hoedown. If you can [...]

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