https://natalieburg.com/2015/05/23/a-time-for-big-ideas-freelancing-the-3-day-weekend/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2692.jpgIMG_2692I didn't say working on Memorial Day had to be an excruciating affair. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p1030834.jpgP1030834When this is home, why would you ever go away for Memorial Day?2025-09-22T17:05:42+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/about/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_8792.jpegIMG_8792https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/hnashphoto-1307-1.jpgHNashPhoto-1307https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/hnashphoto-1307.jpgHNashPhoto-1307https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_4442.jpgIMG_4442https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_4471.jpgIMG_4471https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_4458.jpgIMG_4458https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/three.jpgthreehttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/photo.jpgphotoSomeday, maybe we'll be able to giggle at all bigots. For now, I'll just giggle at this one. 2025-09-05T15:33:06+00:00weekly0.6https://natalieburg.com/publications/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/10074-hires-ebkhonmention.gif10074-hires-EBKhonmentionhttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/oms-brochure-2.jpgOMS Brochure.2https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/artwalk-merchant-flier.jpgArtwalk Merchant Flierhttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/jan-feb-2009-page-one.jpgJan-Feb 2009 page onehttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/strolling-the-streets-ad.jpgStrolling the Streets Adhttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/harvest-walk-sale-sign.jpgHarvest Walk Sale Signhttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/oms-brochure.jpgOMS Brochurehttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/harvest-walk-ad.jpgHarvest Walk Adhttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/art4good-digital-flyer.jpgart4good digital 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22016-04-14T16:13:15+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2016/04/14/the-most-productive-hour-of-my-month-err-year-was-getting-a-massage-really/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_6006.jpgIMG_60062016-04-14T15:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/press/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dan-gilmartin-natalie-burg-prosperity-agenda-jan-2013-aging-in-place9.jpgDan-Gilmartin-Natalie-Burg-Prosperity-Agenda-Jan-2013-Aging-in-Place92016-04-14T13:41:35+00:00weekly0.6https://natalieburg.com/2016/02/09/in-which-a-professional-writer-asks-i-actually-have-to-write-during-working-hours-whaaaaa/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_6029.jpgIMG_60292016-02-10T12:33:26+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2016/01/28/that-time-i-drunkenly-ranted-about-hating-libraries/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_5938.jpgIMG_5938https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_5944.jpgIMG_5944https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_5941.jpgIMG_59412016-01-28T12:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/28/indie-authors-and-indie-bookstores-totes-mfeo-or-should-be-at-least/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-1-4.jpgphoto 1-4My book!2016-01-27T20:30:27+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2016/01/19/the-boy-on-the-beach/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/12885214893_ed91bfff65_z.jpg12885214893_ed91bfff65_z2016-01-19T13:03:02+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/06/17/taking-advantage-of-freelancing-going-on-location/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mikebunny.jpgmikebunnyJust another day around the office.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_1291-e1434489212998.jpgIMG_1291Co-working at Zingerman's. No big deal.2015-06-16T21:18:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/06/01/how-to-be-whatever-you-want-when-you-grow-up-or-how-lois-became-a-dog/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8376.jpgIMG_8376https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderMore dog being. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_3154.jpgIMG_3154One day, she just started being a dog. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8666-e1432655485205.pngIMG_8666Meeting her replacement. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8375.jpgIMG_8375Lois doesn't love halfway.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8096.jpgIMG_8096A dog. On a floor. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_5036.jpgIMG_5036Always trying to steal the soap. 2015-06-02T13:23:17+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/05/27/sorrynotsorry-on-motherhood-marriage-and-not-being-a-new-person/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ginny_april8-7281.jpgGinny_April8-7281Love my little Tiny. And I'm not at all surprised by how much. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2945.jpgIMG_2945Getting fancy for my wedding day, which was a wonderful, magical day. But other than knowing exactly how snazzy I am capable of looking, it wasn't a day that changed me. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2943.jpgIMG_2943https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8985.jpgIMG_8985https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_5663.jpegIMG_5663https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2521.jpgIMG_2521https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2514.jpgIMG_2514https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2489.jpgIMG_2489https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2483.jpgIMG_24832015-05-27T13:32:51+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/31/dressing-up-as-ourselves/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/73832_10100292500283903_6903362_n.jpg73832_10100292500283903_6903362_nEventually, I just borrowed a friend's costume and became naked Calamity Sam.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/68824_10100292499540393_3311117_n.jpg68824_10100292499540393_3311117_nI don't get it. Is it not clear that I was a naked Ken doll?2015-05-26T16:34:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/05/15/oops-cash-flow-for-freelancers/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_9208.jpgIMG_9208...and then our favorite little cash vacuum. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_7306.jpgIMG_7306...and then the new car...https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_6768.jpgIMG_6768Here's the adorable house we bought. It was EXPENSIVE. But worth it. 2015-05-23T18:51:33+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/03/18/maternity-stay-freelancing-and-parental-leave/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_8163.jpgIMG_8163https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_8080.jpgIMG_80802015-05-13T17:15:22+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/05/12/story-ideas-i-hate-you-i-love-you-i-need-you-where-are-you-confessions-of-a-lazy-writer/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_9855.jpgIMG_9855https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_9848.jpgIMG_9848Still pretending.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_9851-e1431456161110.jpgIMG_98512015-05-12T20:20:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/05/01/freelancing-with-a-tiny-freeloader-everything-is-the-same-and-everything-is-different/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_9792.jpgIMG_9792Working from the road last weekend. We're pretty talented.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_9976.jpgIMG_9976You can't say we're not having a good time over here.2015-05-01T16:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/03/25/being-a-mammal-on-the-internet/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderThis is what waiting around looks like: a completely foreign experience. 2015-03-25T20:43:02+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/03/11/im-not-miserable-i-promise/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_1562.jpgIMG_1562See? This is me, today. Looking un-miserable. And posed very naturally, I might add.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_5983.jpgIMG_5983All good here! Promise.2015-03-11T15:20:08+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/02/07/some-things-i-know-navigating-the-journey-of-writing-memoir/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10556853_10204128066900683_5266144627756913592_o.jpg10556853_10204128066900683_5266144627756913592_o2015-02-08T18:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/01/27/some-things-i-know-balancing-yourself-and-your-audience-in-memoir/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_7559.jpgIMG_7559This is my adorable nephew, who, for much of his first birthday celebration, refused to smash his smash cake. Way to only think about yourself and your own needs, buddy. You have an entire audience staring at you, waiting for some smash.2015-02-07T13:48:49+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/01/23/some-things-i-know-what-does-truth-mean-in-memoir/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_2921.jpgIMG_2921The truth of my story in Swedish Lessons is that nothing resembling the European adventure I had imagined ever happened. Yet here is a photo of me sightseeing in Stockholm with my family. It happened the week before I left, as my story was coming to a close, and the narrative of my character's time spent in Sweden was in no way impacted by it. Was it a lie to omit it? I don't believe so.2015-02-07T13:46:44+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/02/01/some-things-i-know-crafting-a-story-worth-telling/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1538-e1422745720460.jpgIMG_1538The story of Gunshy, the handsome old man on the left in this photo, is one I will tell and retell my family and friends for years. He was a truly special dog. But, in my judgement, the value of my story of being Gunshy's mom doesn't have much appeal beyond my inner circle. Fortunately for everyone, a truly special dog isn't a rarity. 2015-02-07T13:45:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/02/05/breaking-away-from-ideal-worker-culture-as-a-freelancer/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_5830-e1423143196425.jpgIMG_5830Signs you may need to step away from the computer a live a little.2015-02-06T13:37:11+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2015/01/20/how-to-get-to-whats-next-balancing-ambition-and-comfort/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_7643-e1421776864437.jpgIMG_7643Lois and I have a lead a pretty spoiled, comfortable life. She spends less time worrying about that fact than I do.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_7826.jpgIMG_7826My view. From my house. And my morning workspace. Pretty okay.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_7833.jpgIMG_7833And this was the view from inside. I don't always work from the couch. But I can. So obviously, I'm having a crisis about it.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_7641.jpgIMG_7641Lois and I have a lead a pretty spoiled, comfortable life. She spends less time worrying about that fact than I do2015-01-20T18:17:12+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/12/07/ergonomics-for-writers/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/fullsizerender-2.jpgFullSizeRender 2Just a cozy, ergonomically-correct Sunday morning work session. Okay, it's not perfect, but all my aches are gone. And yes, that is an empty Pepcid box behind the computer. Pregnancy, guys. For real.2014-12-07T16:21:58+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/10/22/this-is-why-we-tell-stories/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1394132_289986264459799_207686782_n.jpg1394132_289986264459799_207686782_nThis week, the Firecracker Foundation hosted #WhyItold, an online storytelling event for survivors of sexual abuse.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ff_2014_final8.jpgFF_2014_FINAL8Here's an excerpt from last year's Firecracker Foundation calendar, featuring the lovely Tashmica. Amazing photography by the equally amazing Jena McShane of McShane Photography. 2014-10-22T01:06:49+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/10/15/the-real-and-true-me/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fullsizerender-2.jpgFullSizeRender (2)This girl knew what she wanted. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fullsizerender-1.jpgFullSizeRender (1)Hey man, if I'm going to write an autobiography, I'm going to do it right. Somebody scan that barcode and tell me what happens. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderThis was obviously before I had editors to come up with better titles for me. 2014-10-15T12:14:40+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/10/10/something-new/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1555534_10203664933202630_3988961968225708325_n.jpg1555534_10203664933202630_3988961968225708325_nIt turns out I love playing in pools. I mean, doesn't everyone?2014-10-10T11:52:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/10/07/the-limits-of-financial-security/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_5902.jpgIMG_5902Lois demonstrates what viewing something from a new angle looks like. Thanks, Lois. 2014-10-10T11:53:12+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/10/03/fitbit-step-count-negative-freelancing/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_5830.jpgIMG_5830Not a regular dog. 2014-10-03T03:53:45+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/09/19/is-freelancing-a-real-career-heres-1423-square-feet-on-a-half-acre-of-yes/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10498548_10204024560795638_4922451823339427176_o.jpg10498548_10204024560795638_4922451823339427176_oMike took this photo from my future office window last time we visited the house. That's our porch I'm sitting on. OUR PORCH!2014-10-03T02:28:57+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/09/15/pulling-back-and-stepping-back-up/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-4.jpgphoto-4If you've been wondering what I've been up to lately, it's this. A lot of this. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10351450_10203848217424621_5637557029938172717_n.jpg10351450_10203848217424621_5637557029938172717_nSome houses are worth waiting for. We think this little cutie is one of them. And we will not leave it for the rest of our lives.2014-09-15T15:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/06/12/stop-trying-to-be-me-amy-just-kidding-i-love-you-please-be-my-best-friend/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/amy.jpgamy2014-06-13T16:21:18+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/06/06/the-biggest-lies-i-tell-myself-as-a-freelancer/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3854.jpgIMG_3854Lois lies to herself sometimes too.2014-06-06T12:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/06/05/the-role-of-the-millennial-elder/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_4458.jpgIMG_4458Millennial elder in action. Does all the pink help offset the term "elder?"2014-06-06T00:36:39+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/06/03/swedish-lessons-giveaway-and-kindle-sale/2014-06-03T20:16:12+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/05/29/sometimes-it-just-works-out/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/photo-25.jpgphoto (25)Old plant on the right; new(ish) plant on the left. All plants pictured are subject to eventual death at my hands. 2014-05-29T14:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/05/19/resetting-my-alarms-to-play/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/photo-1-3.jpgphoto 1 (3)https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/photo-2-3.jpgphoto 2 (3)https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/photo-4-2.jpgphoto 4 (2)How is this not worth setting an alarm for every day?https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/photo-3-4.jpgphoto 3 (4)2014-05-19T16:08:40+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/03/04/my-favorite-wows-the-parts-of-the-writing-process-i-live-for/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dad-highest1.jpgDad-Highest[1]I wonder what my grandfather's favorite parts of the writing process were. Why was no one blogging in the 60s so I could be privy to this information?2014-06-06T01:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/05/09/the-upside-of-always-on/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/10322831_10203739455267697_8946755308377548453_n.jpg10322831_10203739455267697_8946755308377548453_nTen minutes after that interview, I'm reminded why it was worth it over lunch.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_8842.jpgIMG_8842Do you know how hard it is to find a quiet spot to Skype someone in Downtown Disney? My sunburned shoulders do.2014-05-09T11:44:18+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/05/06/whats-inspiring-me-right-now/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/abc.jpgabchttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-23.jpgphoto (23)2014-05-07T02:52:25+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/05/02/battling-the-robots/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/e31a808a8da06bedd7426110-l.jpge31a808a8da06bedd7426110.LYou're not alone, Yoshimi. 2014-05-02T17:28:37+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/04/30/freelancer-fears-money-talk/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3100.jpgIMG_3100This is how talking about money makes me feel. Like a stressed face made out of fish egg paste.2014-04-30T18:06:18+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/04/25/the-joy-of-amateurism/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-22.jpgphoto (22)These may not be history's most fashionable jeans, but they are the most comfortable. And now they fit perfectly.2014-04-25T19:43:13+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/04/22/everything-every-day/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo.pngphotoWhat? Do you not have folder full of task management tools on your phone?2014-04-22T20:33:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/04/17/why-the-maya-rudolph-show-matters/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mr.jpgmr2014-04-18T00:59:37+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/04/03/an-exercise-in-perspective/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sg.jpgsg2014-04-03T20:15:02+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/04/02/im-probably-a-writer-if-ill-take-an-old-clicky-keyboard-over-a-typewriter-any-day/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ibm_keyboard.jpgibm_keyboardTypewriter, shmypwrtier. This is what nostalgia looks like to me. 2014-04-02T14:58:45+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/04/01/project-pivot-breaking-the-rules-to-follow-an-idea/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/260.jpg260When it comes to sticking with things, I can be as stubborn as baby Gunshy.2014-04-01T18:03:23+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/03/28/4000-years-of-choice-v-hobby-lobby/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/trust_1024x1024.jpegtrust_1024x1024https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/applaud_1024x1024.jpegapplaud_1024x1024https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/connect_1024x1024.jpegconnect_1024x10242014-03-28T14:56:29+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/03/27/awesome-things-i-dont-do/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_4670.jpgIMG_4670So many awesome things to do in the world. So many other pressing matters. 2014-03-27T19:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/03/26/dont-even-try-and-rush-me-wednesday-a-freelancers-nail-painting-guilt/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo-21.jpgphoto (21)You wish you had the luxury of wearing a thumb-hole hoodie to work and painting your nails at your desk too, right? Or so say my inner demons. 2014-03-26T17:35:33+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/03/24/why-the-amtrakresidency-isnt-for-me-but-thanks-for-sharing-it-with-me-everyone-on-the-whole-internet/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/amt.jpgamtI really can't think of anything worse than spending days on a train only to reach a destination and immediately turn around. I'm not that hard up for a place to write. 2014-04-01T02:14:51+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/03/18/science-and-art-fiction-and-non-fiction-truth-and-beauty/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/science-guy.jpgscience guy2014-03-18T18:08:47+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/03/17/leash-training-freelancing-and-the-art-of-improvisation/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo-3.jpgphoto 3Owning a dog like Lois requires some improvisation skills, not unlike freelancing.2014-03-17T17:43:13+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/03/13/something-right/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_2151.jpgIMG_2151I did this right. Maybe I can do some other things right pretty soon.2014-03-13T16:20:38+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/03/11/swedish-lessons-news-swedish-lessons-event/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo-17.jpgphoto (17)https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sbev.jpgsbev2014-03-11T19:27:18+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/03/07/irrational-job-envy-a-freelancers-dilemma/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_5484.jpgIMG_5484I just wrote up a list of all the jobs I could remember having since I was 16. Longevity has never really been my thing. Until (gulp) now.2014-03-07T19:25:51+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/03/03/blurring-lines-everywhere-making-everything-better/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_4517.jpgIMG_4517How's this for awesomely blurred lines? When I wanted to publish a book, I became the writer, publisher and marketer. Because now is amazing.2014-03-04T22:32:22+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/02/28/im-going-to-read-a-book-today-because-writing-and-math/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-16.jpgphoto (16)Isn't it fun to find little bits from your past that validate your present? You can go ahead a skip the part about my handwriting. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1888639_10202577422015530_537561118_n.jpg1888639_10202577422015530_537561118_nThe truth in "mother knows best" doesn't stop just because you're 32. 2014-02-28T17:06:18+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/02/26/the-sherlock-brain-dump-do-it-its-good-for-you/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sh.jpgsh2014-02-26T19:46:42+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/02/25/things-i-miss-about-working-in-an-office-really/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1473000_10201986171994649_911227783_n.jpg1473000_10201986171994649_911227783_nWelcome to the home office. Again.2014-06-19T17:51:13+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/02/24/getting-to-be-the-anti-naysayer/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1661574_3910604781026_2147007673_n.jpg1661574_3910604781026_2147007673_nI totally stole this picture from a student who posted it to FB. (Thanks, student!) Anyway, this is us, doing this thing.2014-02-24T22:10:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/02/21/nobody-has-any-idea-what-to-do-anymore/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140221-152902.jpg20140221-152902.jpgLois is unmoved by the slush, but she is enjoying the sunshine. 2014-02-21T21:05:38+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/01/29/making-your-mark-how-do-you-know-what-youre-doing-matters/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/aa.jpgaa2014-01-29T18:13:39+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/01/27/a-fraud-from-the-beginning-a-new-adventure-page-one/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140127-130331.jpg20140127-130331.jpgNot exactly a book. But it's something.2014-01-27T18:06:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/01/23/the-jane-austen-to-do-list-wait-wait-wait-something-happens-wait/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ja.jpgJAJane. Probably waiting around for something. 2014-01-23T15:59:08+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/01/22/the-worst-sheet-a-case-study-in-cutting-the-crap/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140122-105437.jpg20140122-105437.jpgI'm so over you, horrible sheet.2014-01-22T15:55:45+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/01/21/consuming-and-creating-binging-and-balancing/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo-5.jpgphoto 5Trying to keep up with all of the right content is exhauuuuusting. 2014-01-21T19:28:06+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/01/20/what-if-my-brain-broke-and-other-burning-issues/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0742.jpgIMG_0742One of the many ways in which I can imagine my brain getting broken. 2014-01-20T22:54:20+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/01/15/google-doesnt-lie-and-what-it-has-to-say-about-michigan-women-in-government-is-not-a-good-truth/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140115-164327.jpg20140115-164327.jpghttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140115-164310.jpg20140115-164310.jpghttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140115-164254.jpg20140115-164254.jpghttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140115-164230.jpg20140115-164230.jpg2014-01-15T21:50:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/01/14/harry-potter-feminism-and-remembering-were-all-still-evolving/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140114-174942.jpg20140114-174942.jpgSo many hours logged reading. So worth it. 2014-01-15T03:25:22+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/01/13/not-on-my-list-also-editing-aspirations/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_0849.jpgIMG_0849Some things are just unnecessary. 2014-01-13T17:57:49+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/01/10/making-lists-erasing-lists/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140110-131744.jpg20140110-131744.jpgLois models my whiteboard collection. I've tried writing tasks on her, but she doesn't erase as well.2014-01-10T18:21:39+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2014/01/09/living-by-our-own-cycles-on-our-own-paths/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1555397_10202207823895808_235795151_n.jpg1555397_10202207823895808_235795151_nMy family, embracing our own cycle on Jan 2. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1545062_10202215230800976_1718026255_n.jpg1545062_10202215230800976_1718026255_nHappy New Year! That's star made of sprinklers I'm lighting with a blow torch. Just take my word for it. 2014-01-09T18:17:55+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/12/11/gm-has-a-female-ceo-worlds-brain-falls-out/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mb.jpgmbIs the least exciting thing about her that she's a women? Because I find that part pretty exciting.2013-12-11T20:32:10+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/12/10/white-kids-rioting/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/riot.jpgriotLook, MSU student riots has its own Wikipedia page. How proud all we alumni should feel.2013-12-11T00:16:17+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/12/09/the-right-goodbye-at-the-right-time/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131209-163137.jpg20131209-163137.jpgNow this handsome little man lives on my phone. Or sleeps there, rather.2013-12-09T21:43:28+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/12/04/ok-chaos-fine/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131204-162243.jpg20131204-162243.jpgSee how sad she is? Not sad enough to stop moving all of our shit to different places in the house, but still sad. 2013-12-04T21:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/12/03/tiny-celebrations-for-tiny-victories/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3584.jpgIMG_3584Milk Duds party, yo.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131203-153046.jpg20131203-153046.jpgTaking Lois to the woods is one of our favorite ways to celebrate in the middle of a regular day. Lois never stops celebrating. Ever. She likes it when we finally join her.2013-12-03T22:04:05+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/11/25/at-least-theres-this/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131125-225731.jpg20131125-225731.jpg2013-11-26T03:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/11/22/the-worklife-balance-blur/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131122-104702.jpg20131122-104702.jpgThis is my regular work/life balance. Work on my right leg, life cuddling with my left. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131122-104538.jpg20131122-104538.jpgMy mom's dogs don't know much about boundaries either. Good thing they're tiny and adorable. 2013-11-22T16:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/11/18/missing-8-books-inventory-management-skills/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131118-130054.jpg20131118-130054.jpgOther victims of my morning panic: failed to brush teeth, didn't have time to touch up my nails until I got there; picked out an excerpt to read minutes before reading it. It was a day. 2013-11-18T18:20:37+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/11/15/dont-freak-out-friday/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131115-125802.jpg20131115-125802.jpgLois, not caring.2013-11-15T21:17:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/11/14/macboooks-horror-movies-and-the-serenity-to-accept-all-of-the-things-or-whatever/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131114-102352.jpg20131114-102352.jpgSad days at the office. Sad days. 2013-11-14T15:34:48+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/11/13/the-joy-of-waiting/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131113-143349.jpg20131113-143349.jpgGetting ready for auntiness. What's next on the list?https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1469791_10201554653320818_1560052243_n.jpg1469791_10201554653320818_1560052243_nLook! My nephew is in there! I love him!2013-11-13T21:03:44+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/11/08/a-breath-of-fresh-humans-for-the-lapsed-extrovert/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131108-164759.jpg20131108-164759.jpgInside one of the boxes! With the humans!https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131108-164736.jpg20131108-164736.jpgLook at all of those boxes of humans. 2013-11-08T21:52:02+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/11/06/writing-words-that-matter-everyone-needs-a-god-who-looks-like-them/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/the_secret_life_of_bees.jpgThe_Secret_Life_of_Bees2013-11-06T16:23:27+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/11/05/tiny-hypocrisies-and-better-haircuts/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131105-164612.jpg20131105-164612.jpg2013-11-06T22:55:37+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/11/04/the-top-6-reasons-your-book-club-should-participate-in-november-bok-klubb-month/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bok-klubb-final1.jpgbok-klubb-final12013-11-04T17:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/11/01/november-is-bok-klubb-special-month/2013-11-01T13:02:54+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/30/earning-a-nintendo-and-other-money-thoughts/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/christmas.jpgchristmasI don't even know if this is the right Christmas. I just chose this one based on how much I think my sister is going to kill me.2013-10-31T19:50:59+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/29/friday-announcement-dont-say-i-didnt-warn-you/2013-10-29T16:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/28/the-non-controversy-of-writing-for-free/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tat.jpgtatThis is definitely the better, more interesting article. Read this one.2013-10-29T04:02:15+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/25/everything-but-the-writing/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131025-114620.jpg20131025-114620.jpg2013-10-25T15:48:28+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/24/the-art-of-discovery-thank-you-ricotta-cheese-for-all-of-these-great-ideas/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131024-131227.jpg20131024-131227.jpg2013-10-25T14:43:06+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/23/hey-we-do-this-how-connecting-with-humans-makes-everything-better/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131023-123528.jpg20131023-123528.jpgMy husband, being the amazing teacher he is. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131023-123456.jpg20131023-123456.jpgLook at us, getting Twitter questions like rock stars.2013-10-23T16:58:38+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/09/swedish-lessons-at-the-eyrie-in-ypsi/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/311747_120798978108425_1792400872_n.jpeg311747_120798978108425_1792400872_n2013-10-17T19:53:06+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/17/creating-is-one-thing-continuing-to-create-is-another/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1850.jpgIMG_18502013-10-25T14:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/15/working-through-trials-to-find-a-bit-of-treasure/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dad-highest1.jpgDad-Highest[1]Sorry, Grandpa. My desk is not that tidy. Nor are my cuticles. I guess I didn't get all of his genes. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/gmc-trucking-news.jpgGMC Trucking NewsLookie here. My grandpa and I were/are in the same business. On accident.2013-10-15T19:55:08+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/11/challenge-cynicism-on-the-international-day-of-the-girl/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/my.jpgmyThis girl is simply amazing. That anyone could doubt that is mind-boggling.2013-10-11T17:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/10/happy-sociopath-awareness-day/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/5106v842oal-_sy344_pjlook-inside-v2topright10_sh20_bo1204203200_.jpeg5106V842oaL._SY344_PJlook-inside-v2,TopRight,1,0_SH20_BO1,204,203,200_2014-01-30T04:35:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/08/finding-the-truth-in-divided-times-follow-the-stories/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131008-170456.jpg20131008-170456.jpgMy reasons for supporting Obamacare are all a part of my story: my family, my career, my tendency to always need Neosporan and a band-aid.2013-10-08T21:10:28+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/07/the-ills-and-virtue-of-monetizing-time/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20131007-192543.jpg20131007-192543.jpgCheck it out. I made my own clipart with these dollars I found in my closet.2013-10-07T23:28:23+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/04/committing-to-ideas-like-lois-to-a-new-friend/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-5.jpgphoto 5Two clean, happy friends.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-4.jpgphoto 4Lois and Ball, getting all clean.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-3.jpgphoto 3Ball appreciated the fresh air, I think.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-2.jpgphoto 2I doesn't seem like a dog and a ball can play together outside for two hours. But they can.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-1.jpgphoto 1Lois arrives home with her new friend.2013-10-04T19:36:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/03/am-i-working-hard-enough-the-perpetual-paranoia-of-the-freelancer/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2192.jpgIMG_2192If no one is really sad that I'm working instead of playing, I know I'm probably no working hard enough. When they give up hope, I've probably been going overdoing it.2013-10-03T21:34:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/02/swedish-lessons-on-michigan-radio/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/head_banner.jpeghead_banner2013-10-03T14:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/10/01/possibly-premature-lessons-from-a-government-shutdown-that-just-started/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/michelle.jpgmichelleI super love this photo. 2013-10-02T00:28:11+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/30/the-fall-of-roam/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_7271.jpgIMG_7271A typical moving scene from four years, two cities and one job ago. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1026.jpgIMG_1026Celebrating our first bonfire in our "real" home on our new patio last year. I sort of want to stay here forever.2013-09-30T21:01:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/27/on-women-strength-saving-our-tea-for-the-really-hot-water/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/er.jpgerThis woman knew a thing or two about real strength.2013-09-28T18:13:32+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/26/dusting-dog-tricks-and-dental-hygienists-knowing-what-matters-and-ditching-the-rest/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130926-130713.jpg20130926-130713.jpghttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130926-130701.jpg20130926-130701.jpghttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130926-130632.jpg20130926-130632.jpgI not only took the time to teach Lois to give me high five, I took the time to take photos of this demonstration. So worth it. 2013-09-26T17:17:53+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/24/on-hating-hills-and-writing-better/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130924-184454.jpg20130924-184454.jpgOk, so the op-ed was also about Obamacare. I was intellectually prepared for nasty comments, but not emotionally. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130924-184402.jpg20130924-184402.jpg2013-09-25T03:19:22+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/23/indie-authors-marketing-and-the-art-of-trying-whatever/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/chart.jpgchartThis chart shows people adding Swedish Lessons to their Goodreads lists. You can see clearly, from peak to peak, when my giveaway started and ended. My ad dates don't even register.2013-09-23T22:50:25+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/20/finding-your-thing/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3447.jpgIMG_3447Lois and Rosie, BFFs.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1234586_10201481567859861_1735893911_n.jpg1234586_10201481567859861_1735893911_nThis is how happy Lois is to be with Rosie. Even when they're stuck in a kennel.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1187241_10201445376395097_1166561649_n.jpg1187241_10201445376395097_1166561649_nLois doesn't quite fit in.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1091005_10201264695838196_1975696200_o.jpg1091005_10201264695838196_1975696200_oLois being Lois.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/521391_4416670653669_361481445_n.jpg521391_4416670653669_361481445_nRosie plays how Lois plays, which, as one can imagine, not a lot of other dogs enjoy.2013-10-02T15:27:30+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/19/advice-for-not-myself-never-give-advice-tell-stories/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1240178_10201459010295936_957479275_n.jpg1240178_10201459010295936_957479275_nMike, telling Lois stories from his tour. She gets it. 2013-09-19T17:52:55+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/17/on-fall-life-cycles-and-being-weirdly-excited-about-getting-a-flu-shot/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-3-31.jpgphoto 3 (3)Lois always has lots of chores to take care of outside. Fall is particularly busy for her.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-3-3-e1379455755802.jpgphoto 3 (3)2013-09-17T22:22:47+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/16/unfortunately-its-not-the-internets-fault-guys/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fbnb.jpgfbnbWhat do you mean Facebook makes us sadder? My Facebook makes me happy. So get over it. 2013-09-17T21:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/13/real-connections-better-connections/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/904879_10151555958978917_1363480217_o-e1379087862440.jpg904879_10151555958978917_1363480217_oLove this store, and the owner. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/26345_1400750956813135_1552496666_n.jpeg26345_1400750956813135_1552496666_nFour years ago, I helped run this event. Today I get to be in it!2013-09-13T16:05:39+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/12/shedding-old-goals/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3187.jpgIMG_3187If a musician kept narrowly focused on a goal of landing a big record deal instead of launching an indie career these days, he'd totally miss the chance to play at a festival with Barenaked Ladies and be interviewed on TV. Like this handsome fellow did. 2013-09-16T16:41:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/11/solopreneurs-its-better-together/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1236715_10201865509900715_1007665814_n.jpg1236715_10201865509900715_1007665814_nLois is pretty much constant contact with Team Vial as well.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-11.jpgphoto (11)Mike didn't miss our daily trip to the Magic Forest, where Lois always finds an abandoned toy to keep. She had particularly great haul yesterday.2013-09-11T15:43:20+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/09/beyond-cliche-the-things-we-keep-telling-ourselves/2013-09-10T02:12:27+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/05/women-fear-culture-a-thousand-guts/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/meme.jpgmemeJ.K. Rowling knows what's up with psychological fear. It's real.2013-09-06T04:07:51+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/04/pondering-amazon-matchbook-as-an-indie-author/2013-09-05T02:41:48+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/09/03/what-if-i-run-out-of-things-to-write/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0273-1.jpgIMG_0273 (1)Sometimes when you're really stuck, others can help with the fear of running out of things to write. 2013-09-03T23:35:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/30/things-to-be-happy-about/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/books.jpegbookshttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/scan-132420004-1.jpgScan 132420004-12013-08-30T16:21:40+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/29/humans-are-my-favorite/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0835.jpgIMG_0835Humans make everything better. Most humans. 2013-08-30T00:14:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/28/the-swedish-lessons-party/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1150482_10201719785577698_1491567048_o.jpg1150482_10201719785577698_1491567048_ohttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-51.jpgphoto 5All the knäckebröd you can handle! You're welcome!https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-5-3.jpgphoto 5-3https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-5-2.jpgphoto 5-2https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-4.jpgphoto 4https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-4-2.jpgphoto 4-2https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-3-2.jpgphoto 3-2https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-3-1.jpgphoto 3-1https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-2-4.jpgphoto 2-4https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-2-3.jpgphoto 2-32013-08-28T21:46:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/26/fuck-censorship/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-5-e1377540874445.jpgphoto 5Censorship makes Baby Lois sad too. Girls gotta say what shes got to say.2013-08-26T18:19:57+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/24/launched-a-book-yesterday-cleaning-my-kitchen-today/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1014212_10201264721478837_768713096_n.jpg1014212_10201264721478837_768713096_nSometimes rest is not an option; it's a necessity. 2013-08-24T21:06:38+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/22/its-book-day-swedish-lessons-is-launched/2013-08-22T14:06:42+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/21/knowing-when-done-is-done/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130821-064359.jpg20130821-064359.jpghttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130821-063938.jpg20130821-063938.jpg2013-08-21T16:12:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/20/here-you-go-its-my-brain/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2911-e1376929749235.jpgIMG_2911A rare glimpse of The Natalie Who Was In Sweden.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2902.jpgIMG_29022013-08-20T16:18:22+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/19/its-book-release-week/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1043937_10201139897878325_680181600_n-1.jpg1043937_10201139897878325_680181600_n (1)This. Is. Exciting.2013-08-19T06:28:07+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/16/the-power-of-appreciation/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0821.jpgIMG_0821When Mike & I wrote a blog about our Michigan-themed wedding, the classy folks at Pure Michigan sent us a gift and thank you note. That kind of professional, thoughtful appreciation matters. And we felt pretty cool about it. 2013-08-16T15:08:27+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/15/holding-on-letting-go-embracing-new-an-emotional-dance-with-technology/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/contently.jpgcontentlyContently, I love you.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-101.jpgphoto (10)Ebooks freaked me out because I couldn't see my vision for my career in them. Now, look! I can literally see myself in one. Sorry for being a jerk, ebooks - you win!https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-10.jpgphoto (10)I2013-08-15T20:10:53+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/14/taking-a-moment-to-not-freak-out/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-3.jpgphoto 3Good Lolo. Well I mean, not good. Maybe weird, but not bad.2013-08-14T20:06:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/13/please-check-more-than-one-box-danger-singlemindedness/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cities.jpgcitiesReading comments below one's own stories is not a recommended leisure activity. 2013-08-13T22:29:01+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/10/its-love-song-day/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mikevial_lovebirds_albumart_page3-e1376064829625.jpgMikeVial_LoveBirds_AlbumArt_Page3https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-8.jpgphoto (8)https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kp.jpgkp2013-08-10T17:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/09/because-the-girls-are-watching/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/shirt.jpgshirtThere was a completely appropriate amount of online outrage about this and other t-shirts found at The Children's Place. How else could girls think when we dress them this way?https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/stem.jpgstemThis NPR story uncovers a powerful truth about why more women aren't in the STEM fields. How much do you want to be this applies to other fields, like politics, business and executive jobs?2013-08-09T16:04:05+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/08/do-good-now/2013-08-08T21:02:03+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/07/its-always-today-when-youre-self-employed/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-9.jpgphoto (9)It is always easier to do this every today. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_5829-copy.jpgIMG_5829 - Copy2013-08-07T22:27:32+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/06/dont-be-scared-newspapers-ok-maybe-be-a-little-scared/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/buzzfeed.jpgbuzzfeed...vs. digital news?https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bridge.jpgbridgeDigital news...2013-08-06T17:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/02/counting-women-of-course-barb-byrum-was-asked-about-her-kids-because-ugh/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/wonk.jpgwonkWell done, Wonkette. Where is the coverage of this story in the mainstream news?2013-08-02T14:03:08+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/08/01/acknowledging-your-impact-making-a-difference-in-yoga-pants/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mmel.jpgmmel2013-08-01T21:35:53+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/07/31/feminism-in-the-wild-when-to-speak-up-and-when-to-roll-your-eyes/2013-07-31T18:20:03+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/07/30/my-super-delightful-husband/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_9215.jpgIMG_9215The birthday boy. Oh, did I not mention he's super handsome too? Smart and hot. I win!2013-07-29T20:02:57+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/07/29/embracing-the-free-in-freelance/2013-07-29T19:39:05+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/07/26/being-1-in-7-billion-standing-out-in-the-world-as-a-freelancer/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/abmap.jpgabmapSo special, and so cute, to boot. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1003459_510402925699289_2137803829_n.jpg1003459_510402925699289_2137803829_n2013-07-26T17:47:59+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/07/25/being-excited-that-today-is-today/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo-7-e1374768073256.jpgphoto (7)Lois is so excited. She is excited about today. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo-8.jpgphoto (8)2013-07-25T16:05:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/07/24/book-day/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1043937_10201139897878325_680181600_n.jpg1043937_10201139897878325_680181600_nThe books are here!2013-07-25T02:20:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/07/23/know-your-story-then-own-it/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/8174415.jpeg8174415This book should be taught in every high school in the country. It's so easy to forget the so-recent past. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/16071764.jpeg16071764Oh, Sheryl. I love you. I want to be you when I grow up.2013-07-24T01:59:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/07/22/inspiration-everywhere/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo-6.jpgphoto (6)I guess Mike gets a little blogging inspiration from someone he sees every day too.2013-07-22T16:37:19+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/07/18/just-doing-what-you-do-also-copyediting-is-the-woooooooorst/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo.jpgphotoI was minutes from hitting the button to accept my book proof when a friend of mine texted with a typo he'd found. So I took another read. And I found some too. 2013-07-19T02:46:27+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/06/21/kickstarter-if-promoting-sexual-assault-isnt-the-line-there-is-no-line/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ksreq.jpgksreqHi Kickstarter, Until yesterday, I couldn't have been a bigger fan of your site. Though I'm grateful that your platform helped me raise funds for my book, I am now ashamed to be associated with you. The fact that an instruction manual on how to sexually assault women does not fall under your "offensive content" guidelines leads me to believe you don't believe sexual assault is a crime. It is. I don't know how to explain to the 188 people who backed me that 5% of their money went to a company that doesn't believe sexual assault is a crime. I want to give them that money back, but unfortunately, your stance has already done the damage of validating people who don't believe the acts described by the author of Above the Game are criminal, so that wouldn't really help the greater issue. Instead, I'd like you to donate the $438 you made from my project to SafeHouse Center, a domestic violence and sexual assault non-profit in my community. Because I don't actually expect you to comply, I am making the same donation on my own. If you should choose to do the right thing and not make my backers unwittingly indirect supporters of validating sexual assaulters, I would ask you to match my $438 donation here: http://www.safehousecenter.org/ Thank you, Natalie Burg2013-06-21T16:07:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/06/06/i-will-baby-bump-you-in-the-face-internet/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bikini.jpgbikiniWay to go, Twitter.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/babybump.jpgbabybumpWay to go, Huffington Post.2013-06-06T19:52:22+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/05/28/an-economic-argument-for-social-change/2013-05-28T21:26:35+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/05/08/gunshy-a-simple-goodbye/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/11463_1200412249219_2242156_n.jpg11463_1200412249219_2242156_nUp to some shenanigans with his original BFF, Bonnie.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0008.jpgIMG_0008Gunshy at the beach, with his people.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2673.jpgIMG_2673Gunshy, a month ago. Always smiling.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1538.jpgIMG_1538Just a few months ago, playing with his big little sister, Lois. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1181.jpgIMG_1181Gunshy had the old man routine down pretty good, standing at the back door, staring down squirrels.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0001.jpgIMG_0001Here's my former Gunshy iPhone wallpaper. He was a handsome fellow, no?https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/525500_3332227303263_1539041882_n.jpeg525500_3332227303263_1539041882_nhttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2335.jpgIMG_2335https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0192.jpgIMG_01922013-05-09T15:51:16+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/04/30/editing-on-the-run/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/529506_10200920877045484_1376319679_n.jpg529506_10200920877045484_1376319679_nReading the editorial letter about Swedish Lessons at a Greenwich Village cafe. Exciting!2013-04-30T23:32:42+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/03/20/i-told-you-that-you-were-going-to-want-this-bookmark/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/swedishlessons_bookmarks_back_lowres-e1363820517297.jpgSwedishLessons_Bookmarks_Back_lowreshttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/swedishlessons_bookmarks_front_lowres-e1363820573538.jpgSwedishLessons_Bookmarks_Front_lowres2013-03-20T23:13:12+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/02/28/we-reached-our-goal-woo-hoo/2013-02-28T14:10:05+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/02/23/writing-retreat-part-deux-editing-edition/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo-2.jpgphoto (2)2013-02-23T04:10:25+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/02/16/the-swedish-lessons-origin-story/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/317525_2173170087557_1195934663_32050241_1971164960_n.jpeg317525_2173170087557_1195934663_32050241_1971164960_nThe girls of WC2K! don't do anything without wine in hand.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/222569_4204590751804_1694063827_n.jpg222569_4204590751804_1694063827_nhttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2012-11-04-13-34-07-1.jpg2012-11-04 13.34.07 (1)Look at us, taking a break from wine drinking to have an adventure.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/304351_4204591031811_960909387_n.jpg304351_4204591031811_960909387_nThis is my favorite WC2K! adventure photo. If you were unaware that Rice Krispie Treats came in this size, I'm so sorry to be the one to break it to you.2013-02-16T16:27:48+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/02/08/update-on-the-updates/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/flahscards.jpgflahscardsSwedish Food Lessons Flashcards!https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/flahscards2.jpgflahscards2https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/flahscards3.jpgflahscards3https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/flahscards4.jpgflahscards42013-02-09T15:55:51+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/02/02/swedish-lessons-the-kickstarter-campaign/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/widget-sc.jpgwidget schttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/video-sc.jpgvideo sc2013-02-02T16:48:01+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/01/31/pre-kickstarter-fun/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_3100.jpgIMG_3100Put two besties in a room with a bunch of caviar paste and a camera, and this is bound to happen. I'm not telling what the resulting reward will be, but this shot didn't even make the cut. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/video.jpgvideoA screenshot from a rough cut of the video. If I look confused, overwhelmed and totally freaked out, I think we're pretty much nailing it. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/photo.jpegphotoSometimes you're just not the star of your own show. Sol was in charge of most of the video shoot, including auditioning for my part. 2013-01-31T04:48:42+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2013/01/21/crowdfunding/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_01541.jpgIMG_0154My mom is a one-woman book marketing machine, though I may be her entire audience. She is also the only book marketing tool I have access to, so I hope she's planning to make some calls. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_1098.jpgIMG_1098Some things work really well for two things. Gunshy, for example, can be your best friend and your bed, if you're Lois. 2013-01-22T15:48:33+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/12/31/countdown-to-a-countdown-31-days-to-self-publishing-via-kickstarter/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/5920_1212095463835_1871488_n.jpeg5920_1212095463835_1871488_nIf this hottie has the guts to self-publish all his own work, hopefully his wife can be just as brave.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/photo-1.jpgphoto (1)All the ingredients for the book cover are already assembled. 2013-01-07T14:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/12/03/getting-places-with-going-places-michigans-transportation-quandary/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/527650_4094900889626_953434625_n.jpg527650_4094900889626_953434625_nWhen I saw everyone in Michigan loves their cars, I mean everyone.2013-12-11T19:06:55+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/11/02/michigan-ballot-proposals-gone-wild/2012-11-02T19:50:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/10/18/imagining-a-michigan-epilogue/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/17467208376.jpeg17467208376See, now there is photograph of Detroit from above that doesn't look post-apocalyptic. If the beautiful and talented Andrea J. Lawson can see that, why can't the Smithsonian Channel?2012-10-19T01:47:35+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/10/12/its-the-blue-economy-stupid-a-pleasant-peninsulas-looks-about-itself/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0006.jpgIMG_0006I grew up on one of the most beautiful stretches of the world's longest freshwater coastline, Tawas Bay. It never gets less wow. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sleeping_bear_dune_aerial_view.jpegSleeping_Bear_Dune_Aerial_ViewSix quadrillion seems about right. National Parks Service photo. Wikipedia said I could use it. 2012-10-13T14:00:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/09/14/the-great-name-change-personal-branding-crisis/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0066.jpgIMG_0066Look! We're the Vials! It's adorable!https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_9673.jpgIMG_96732012-09-14T17:47:03+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/09/05/regional-thinking-community-polygamy/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-2.jpgphoto 2Pushpins may be a fine way to mark a city, but it should be harder to pinpoint a community. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0006.jpgIMG_0006Gunshy has lived in four cities, which, for a dog, is pretty impressive. Tawas is probably his favorite. 2012-09-05T23:06:21+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/07/25/michigan-hearts-michigan/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/photo-2-11.jpgphoto 2.1How much do we love our Michigan beer? These North Peak Brewing Company beer bottles from Traverse City are going to be used as bud vases at our wedding. So, a lot.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/photo-2-1.jpgphoto 2.1How much do we love our Michigan beer? These North Peak Brewing Company beer bottles from Traverse City are going to be used as bud vases at our wedding. So, a lot. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/awesome-mitten-logo-blue-3-17.jpgawesome mitten logo blue 3.17Organizations like the Awesome Mitten aren't just fun. They help us define what it is that makes Michigan so great and show us how to rally around those thing. And they're tons of fun too.2012-07-25T15:15:38+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/05/22/the-arab-advantage/2012-07-20T17:57:19+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/04/29/youre-not-looking-close-enough/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/msu_cyclotron.jpegMSU_CyclotronThis is the MSU Cyclotron Lab. Seriously quantities of talented smarty pants geniuses come out of here, and Michigan businesses like Niowave are giving them opportunities to stay and do their smarty pants work right here. Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons, User:Jeffnesshttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/grand_rapids_montage.jpegGrand_Rapids_montageI thought I'd share this montage of Grand Rapids because the Smithsonian Channel decided to overlook the city completely. Look! Kind of a nice place! Photo credit: Wikipedia - Montage of Grand Rapids images on Commons2012-04-29T21:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/04/14/heres-some-michigan-for-you/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/il_fullxfull.jpegil_fullxfullHell yeah, I'm going to write more about Michigan. And if you want to wear more of your Michigan love, you can find this delightful t-shirt at: www.siblingdesign.com2012-04-15T01:25:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/03/12/refocusing-on-the-next-big-thing-whatever-that-is/2012-03-13T02:56:13+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2010/11/06/renaissance-blogging/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_1505.jpgIMG_1505Sometimes Gunshy's need for fun outweighs my need to be Internetting.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/photo-13.jpgphoto (13)The New Moon Visions Divas, getting into the downtown fun at the Michigan Downtown Association Conference Monroe, MI. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/382px-leonardo_self.jpg382px-Leonardo_self2012-03-09T21:24:09+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2010/11/17/i-do-solemnly-swear-something/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_14311.jpgIMG_1431See what I mean?https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_1431.jpgIMG_1431See what I mean? https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/rolandfealty.jpgRolandfealtyI did this today, but I forgot my crown and chainmail. 2012-03-09T21:22:47+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/04/06/theoretical-income-a-writers-constant-battle/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/goatee.jpggoateeLook what I found when I Googled "goatee" to check the spelling! This reveals three important things: 1) you don't have to know how to spell "goatee" to be a writer; 2) writers are constantly researching words, grammar & expression; 3) Google has made this more fun.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/calendar.jpgcalendarMy Tuesday: BH = Projects I can bill hourly, Biz Writing = Pay per project work, Writing = Theoretical income2012-03-09T21:21:25+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/04/22/seriously-writing-is-not-that-weird/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/photo-22.jpgphoto-22My nephew Riley does an excellent impression of a person learning of my career. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/muselyrelouvre.jpgMuseLyreLouvreI'm no historian, but I think this dude is a musician, and I think he's pretty old-timey.2012-03-09T21:20:20+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/09/11/what-911-means-for-my-generation-a-call-for-a-less-angry-decade/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/photo1.pngphotohttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/photo.pngphotoIf you don't have a subscription to Time or an iPad, this issue alone is reason enough to go out and by both. Or make friends with someone really cool who has them, like me.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/logo3.pnglogo3I'm tired of this. We get to recall people every four years. All of the anger and energy going into these campaigns can surely be directed elsewhere. How about to developing alternate solutions to the issues you disagree with him on?https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/oj.jpgojWhen this had been our life experience with national tragedy, it's no wonder it took my generation awhile to process the meaning of 9/11.2012-03-09T21:19:01+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/12/03/the-game-of-life/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/photo-3.pngphoto 3It is really charming when it snows. And look at all the money I have! Money, money, money!https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/photo-2.pngphoto 2It's all about the spinner, in The Game of Luck - I mean Life. Which isn't so bad because the spinner is the most fun part.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/photo-1.pngphoto 1Life! What fun! https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/309067_2264403488335_1195934663_32122557_1001649758_n.jpg309067_2264403488335_1195934663_32122557_1001649758_nIf you're ever at a loss for what to do on a date, go to a zoo. Best date ever.2012-03-09T21:18:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/11/05/women-and-power-or-x-men-is-a-little-sexist-if-you-ask-me/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/x-men-the-last-stand-cover.jpegX-Men-The-Last-Stand-CoverEven the movie poster separates the men and the women. SPOILER ALERT: Things don't end well for anyone on the right.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/lois_and_clark_01.jpgLois_and_Clark_01Like everyone else who grew up in the 90s, Dean Cain and Terri Hatcher were my Clark Kent and Lois Lane. Lois was pretty much my idol.2012-03-09T21:17:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/07/06/justifying-my-west-wing-binge/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ed-and-larry.jpged and larryEd and Larry are awesome. End of story. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sorkin.jpgsorkinI'm going to just assume that your daughter, Aaron Sorkin. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/west-wing.jpgWest wingIf you are anything like me, you look at this picture and say, "Oh, I know those people. Those people are my friends. I miss them." If you are like me you should feel sad for yourself, probably.2012-03-09T21:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/02/23/the-residual-benefits-of-getting-away/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/photo-16.jpgphoto (16)https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/photo-3-4.jpgphoto 3 (4)This photo was actually taken last year during my first retreat, but I'm at the same place now. It looks about the same, except there is about 14 times more snow today. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/photo-2-6.jpgphoto 2 (6)This is pretty much how it went: Gunshy was worn out after the morning romp, and Lois always needed to know what was next.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/photo-1-5.jpgphoto 1 (5)Not my regular working space, but one I could definitely get used to.2012-02-24T03:58:29+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/02/03/a-retreat-treat-just-for-me/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/408230_3082833351113_1272226031_3330953_1741621831_n.jpeg408230_3082833351113_1272226031_3330953_1741621831_nWhat do you think? Will they protect me if something goes bump in the night during my writer's retreat? Or just stare at me the whole time begging for cookies?2012-02-07T03:02:53+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2012/01/09/saying-im-done/2012-01-10T16:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/12/21/adventures-in-competitive-titles/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/me-talk-pretty-one-day.jpegme-talk-pretty-one-dayI feel a little big like d-bag asserting that my writing is in any way comparable to David Sedaris. A girl can dream though, right?https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/eatpraylove-lg.jpegeatpraylove-lgI like how the movie version of Eat, Pray, Love gets around the "why do we care about this woman?" question: casting Julia Roberts2011-12-21T23:10:40+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/11/13/would-you-like-to-read-a-book-about-my-book/2011-11-14T01:07:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/10/18/i-branded-me/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/vialhalffull_bluewidget_128x1282.jpgVialHalfFull_BlueWidget_128x128https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/vialhalffull_finallogo1.jpgVialHalfFull_FinalLogoIt's delightful, isn't it? Alisa Bobzien Designs, folks. Use her.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/nm19-3.jpgnm19 3Look, it's Natalie Burg, Sole Proprietor of Something. Don't think I didn't feel badly about cropping Mike out of this photo. It was from our engagement shoot! I know! I'm the worst!2011-10-19T03:02:21+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-last-lesson/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/296933_10100904220062563_2210062_66541295_742841077_n.jpg296933_10100904220062563_2210062_66541295_742841077_n2011-10-06T02:14:17+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/09/21/news-feed-nosebleed-social-media-whiplash-is-officially-a-thing/2011-09-22T02:11:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/09/15/the-one-year-mark/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/6493_1125389293692_1195934663_30314304_6932637_n.jpg6493_1125389293692_1195934663_30314304_6932637_nBonnie was a girl who knew how to not get out of bed. I learned a lot from her. 2011-09-16T16:11:15+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/09/08/yea-for-fall-wait-what-who-am-i/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0006.jpgIMG_0006I probably should have been updating someone's website instead of strolling on the beach with my pack. But it was SUMMER, darn it! 2011-09-09T03:02:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/08/19/we-dont-want-you-for-that-google-sorry/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/googleprof.jpgGoogleprofThis is my current Google+ profile. And that's how it will likely stay. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/google-plus.jpggoogle-plusFascinating, right? It turns out bragging about growing so quickly was also saying, "We're even better than Myspace!" 2011-08-20T16:40:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/07/01/i-am-not-a-cat-apparently/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_0835.jpgIMG_0835And then there are the times when Gunshy actually falls asleep on your face. 2011-07-10T00:37:12+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/06/15/how-my-job-saved-my-dogs-life/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_0052.jpgIMG_0052Gunshy is one classy guy.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/iphone-upload-201.jpgiphone upload 201Get used to it, Buddy. Baby gets what Baby wants. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/puppies-008.jpgpuppies 008Yes, Gunshy has put up with some crap in his day.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_0320.jpgIMG_0320Ain't nobody happy when Baby ain't happy. This is actually two years ago when he cut his ear, but it is a really adorable example of a sick puppy.2011-06-16T14:53:58+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2010/10/03/love-from-bonnie/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/b-lamp3-e1286080369491.jpgb lamp3https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/b-lamp2-e1286080299710.jpgb lamp2https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/b-lamp1-e1286080234801.jpgb lamp12011-06-11T04:03:01+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/05/13/finding-a-superior-time-suck/2011-05-14T02:55:29+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/05/03/how-where-i-was-when-has-changed/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/photo.pngphotoHuh? Big news on a Sunday? Doesn't Obama know we need our beauty rest for a productive work week?2011-05-07T00:48:45+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/04/27/working-from-home-the-downside-i-did-not-see-coming/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_0052.jpgIMG_0052Gunshy, the perfect gentleman...normally. https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/oatmeal-3.jpgoatmeal 3https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/oatmeal-2.jpgoatmeal 2https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/oatmeal.jpgoatmeal2011-04-27T21:28:08+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/04/17/reading-kinda-important/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/prom.jpgpromOwen Meany is my favorite John Irving book and the one I'm re-reading now. It's taken me a month to get through half the book. I can't not hang on every stinking word.2011-04-18T12:55:26+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/04/13/well-define-progress/2011-04-13T00:04:51+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/04/03/writing-challenge-check-in-week-1/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_1142.jpgIMG_1142There it was, "finished" a year and a half ago. Naturally, I've re-written it three times since. 2011-04-04T12:15:35+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/03/28/ready-set-write/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_0261.jpgIMG_0261Here's me when I was too busy working to write. Which, apparently, could have been taken yesterday on my couch.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mp900438759.jpgAbacus GirlMe and math. Interesting side note: there is a surprising amount of clipart dedicated to abacuses - most of which contain lighting and angles to make the abacus look very dramatic. Who knew?2011-03-29T01:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/03/08/long-ago-snow/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/170825_1852020301556_1272226031_2206520_4906584_o.jpg170825_1852020301556_1272226031_2206520_4906584_oYeah. "Tentative" is a weak description of Gunshy when he feels intimidated.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/photo-2.jpgphoto 2Crunch.2011-03-08T15:16:20+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/02/27/ode-to-life-being-awesome/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dscf1473.jpgDSCF1473Yup. Life is pretty stinking awesome from where I stand.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/grandpa.jpggrandpaI might not have known much about being a writer when I decided I was going to be one, but it might just have been in my blood. Here's my Grandpa getting his writing groove on. 2011-03-02T14:02:07+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2011/01/12/an-actual-swearing-blog/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/51lihdjtjql-_sl500_aa300_.jpg51liHdJTjQL._SL500_AA300_Who doesn't love this album? Crazy people. Crazy people, I say.2011-01-14T15:08:02+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/publications/professional-samples-publications-archives/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/traxside-pt-21.jpgTraxside Pt.2https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/songwriting-fest-1.jpgSongwriting Fest 1https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/traxside-pt-2.jpgTraxside Pt.2https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/traxside-pt-1.jpgTraxside Pt.1https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/10-nuthouse-pg2.jpg10-Nuthouse pg2https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/10-nuthouse-pg1.jpg10-Nuthouse pg1https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/10-bucket-pg2.jpg10-Bucket pg2https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/10-bucket-pg1.jpg10-Bucket pg12011-01-12T02:31:28+00:00weekly0.6https://natalieburg.com/calendar/2010-12-27T23:13:04+00:00weekly0.6https://natalieburg.com/2010/12/05/you-opted-into-what-apparently-were-marketing-to-ourselves-now/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/skittles-fb.jpgskittles FBCheck out the amazingly beneficial updates 1.3M - or excuse me it's 1.4M now - people have asked to see from Skittles.https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hulu-ad.jpghulu adExcuse me? Did Hulu just ask me if this commercial is relevant to me? Now I can watch E-Harmony ads exclusively!https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/chuck.jpgchuckAll the TV I need is on the Chuck website for free. 2010-12-08T17:50:57+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/burgblog/2010-11-17T05:08:01+00:00weekly0.6https://natalieburg.com/2010/09/16/putting-the-class-in-class-reunion/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/photo-91.jpgphoto (9)Class Reunion Evidencehttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/photo-8.jpgphoto (8)Various Class Reunion Attendees Having Some Amount of Funhttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/photo-9.jpgphoto (9)2010-09-17T03:22:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2010/09/08/baby-boomers-are-so-weird-though-arent-they/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_1551.jpgIMG_1551https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_1552.jpgAndrea Lawson Photographyhttps://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_1554.jpgIMG_15542010-09-08T03:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2010/08/24/this-would-be-the-best-time-to-write-if-it-werent-the-worst-time-to-write/2010-09-03T23:07:06+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2010/08/24/i-guess-ill-blog-until-my-speaking-tour-takes-off/2010-09-03T23:06:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2010/08/24/women-leaving/2014-05-09T17:29:16+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2010/08/24/things-worth-doing/https://natalieburg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_0579.jpgBonnie2010-09-03T23:04:48+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2010/09/03/no-i-dont-like-child-abuse-but-i-still-wont-sign-your-petition-sorry/2010-09-03T23:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.com/2010/08/24/first-post/2010-08-24T01:09:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natalieburg.comdaily1.02025-09-22T17:05:42+00:00