JENNI JOHNSON: Artist, Writer, & Lover
I admitted something to my husband today that I haven't said out loud in a long time. I didn't even mean to tell him, but the truth is, I'm depressed. Though you wouldn't know it if you entered my life anytime in the last 5-6 years, I used to go through bouts of depression rather … Continue reading When Depression is Not Enough
It seems I've gone on another inadvertent hiatus. Six months have slipped by since my last post. Normally, I would write some long winded explanation as to what was commanding all of my time, why I couldn't post an update, apologizing for my absence, blah, blah, blah. Not this time. I don't owe any explanations … Continue reading Cultivating An Attitude of Gratitude
In six days, I'll be thirty. Generally, when I ask people about turning thirty, they have some sort of PTSD or horror story associated with it. "When I turned thirty, my body fell apart." "I cried all night." "Thirty was really hard for me." True stories. Me? I'm pretty excited about turning thirty. I think … Continue reading 30 Things I learned Before 30.
I think there are few people who actually know themselves. Of course, who's to say what it means to know yourself? And how do you actually know when you know yourself? I certainly keep learning about myself, everyday. And I intend to keep learning each day, for the rest of my life. So if that's … Continue reading Live Your Truth
I won't lie. I get frustrated when people complete tasks subpar to what I could do. Whether at work, on the home front, or some other occasion, a little something inside ticks when I see other people cut corners or invest less than 100% into a project. I think, "I would have done x..." or … Continue reading Stop Expecting YOU From Everyone Else
Time. We all have our own concepts on what it really means. After all, the word time itself can describe a multitude of things - "What time is it?" "Give me a moment of your time." "The times have been hard." "It's pretty hot for this time of year." "The timing is off." When you think of time, is it, in fact, purely clock … Continue reading A Short Dive Into Time
There's a reason positivity is all the hype these days. It's a wagon people are jumping on almost as fast as millennials did social media, and here's why: Positivity works. No tricks. No teases. Just results. I've personally experienced countless situations when shifting my mindset positively made a favorable impact, whether in my health, my life, or ultimately my happiness. The … Continue reading Positive Mindset, Positive Results
If there's one must I've learned inside the freelance writer's world it's that the surest way to success is to pick a niche. You can generally center around a broad niche when collecting writing projects, but if you in any way want to have a popular blog or high traffic website the best thing to do is … Continue reading Why Picking a Niche is Harder Than You Think…
The New Year has so far been extremely kind to me. I got to ring in the holiday with my sister visiting from Virginia and have had an excellently productive first week as both the Art Director for the print shop I run full time as well as the Artist & Writer I promote here … Continue reading New Year, New Updates
I'm currently in the process of hiring new employees at my full-time 9 to 5 day job. I was talking to an applicant on the phone about the installer position and he expressed how important it was for him to find a positive work environment. I whole-heartedly agreed with this statement and after we wrapped … Continue reading The Ongoing Battle
