MONICA MYNK

It's day two! Who's made New Year's resolutions? Who's already given up on one of them? I don't know who decided it was a good idea to set a random goal and commit to it for a whole year. Anyone who's ever successfully navigated goal-setting and completion will tell you that following through takes much more thought than that. One of the main problems with New Year's resolutions is that they are generally nothing more than ideas or wishes. In 2026, I hope to lose weight. I wa

Have you ever had a pet that was unteachable? No matter how hard you tried, you couldn’t get it to stop undesirable behaviors. You came to your wits’ end and finally called an expert–a pet trainer who walked through the door of your house and turned your little deviant into an obedient superstar in seconds? You might have thought to yourself, “How did they do that?” and then took copious notes for the next hour as the trainer taught you simple tricks that really did work. Per

Have you ever been a bully? Have you ever treated someone with disrespect and felt indignant about it, like it was your right to do so?...

On Monday, I checked off my bucket list a visit to Chicago’s Navy Pier. I’ve been to the city before, but somehow left without making it...

Greetings! As you may have noticed, my website has a new look. I've switched platforms, and I'll work on getting some of those old blog...

In a world where everyone is out to make money at any cost, it's easy for aspiring authors to fall prey to so-called publishers who have...