Jenelle CarterWriting is hardWriting is hard. I was aware of this before beginning this newsletter practice, but things are quite different than I had envisioned.Jun 5, 2021Jun 5, 2021
Jenelle CarterDeferred happinessThe embarrassing realization that I’ve spent the last 10–15 years of my life chasing happiness while deferring it the whole time.Jun 5, 2021Jun 5, 2021
Jenelle Carter3 years post-concussionAn annual update on how things have been going this past year with my post-concussion journey that began 3130 days ago.Jun 3, 2021Jun 3, 2021
Jenelle CarterToday’s writing realitiesThis is my 4th attempt at writing a newsletter today. After spending 20–30mins on three separate topics, I got annoyed and switched gears.Jun 3, 2021Jun 3, 2021
Jenelle CarterDon’t get ahead of yourself in the early stagesIn the early stages of starting an email newsletter, I spent a lot of time working on it but ironically never wrote a single word.Jun 3, 2021Jun 3, 2021
Jenelle CarterAn unintended break from newsletter writingAn unintended break from email newsletter writing thanks to life getting in the way, but I’m looking forward to getting back into the…Apr 5, 2021Apr 5, 2021
Jenelle CarterThe gift of invisibilityTakeaways from Jon Acuff’s book Quitter regarding the gift so few of us want but most of us need: the gift of invisibility.Apr 3, 2021Apr 3, 2021
Jenelle CarterA day without any to-dosA day without a to-do list. Finding the balance between pushing through the bad days and taking everything off my plate so I can just…Mar 26, 2021Mar 26, 2021
Jenelle CarterYou’re probably accomplishing more than you realizeIf you ever feel like a failure when not accomplishing things on a given day, chances are you’re doing much better than you realize.Mar 18, 2021Mar 18, 2021
Jenelle CarterThe day after starting an email newsletterLast Tuesday night I sent out my very first email newsletter. This felt like such a big win for me. It’s something that I’d been meaning…Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021