Badge of Awesome

Stories. Inspiration. Doodles.

Ten years ago, cancer almost killed me. Blood donors saved my life. And for that, I just want to say thanks.

The hay bale: What a tough day in the barn taught me about work-life balance
The Super Something: What blood and glue fumes taught me about putting myself out there
The Dare: What a clay helmet taught me about bad habits
The Great Burning of 1987: What a million paper monsters taught me about things going up in smoke
The crayon candle: What the lamest science project ever taught me about putting in the extra effort
The slip-up: What a puddle of puke taught me about asking for help
A thank you, 10 years in the making
Practicing gratitude: Lessons learned from duct tape and diarrhea
What goes around comes around: Lessons from butt clay
The power of words: Lessons from mushy French cauliflower
What Meghan in the mud taught me about letting go
Keep it Simple: Lessons learned from an idiotic Christmas tree
What a snowy beat-down taught me about success
What cancer taught me about minding my MIBs
Luck: Lessons learned from a man named Frank
Handing over the reins: Lessons learned from banshee babies and buttered butts
Why “Never give up” can be awful advice: Lessons learned from sleeping on a woodpile in a snowstorm
Refugee Connections: Lessons learned from digging wells in Ghana
10 Ways to Seize the Day and Achieve Greater Work-Life Balance
5 Cultural Traditions the World Needs More Of