The Overbooked Life
Because balance is a myth, but coffee is real.
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I’ve always had a soft spot for dreaming up business ideas. Most of them were just playful riffs on things that already existed — like a bakery near a college campus that offered rotating treats from around the world. Fun, whimsical, and probably delicious… but after hurting my back, I realized long hours in a…
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Most of us try not to linger too long in the past, but for some of us it hangs overhead like a stubborn cloud. I don’t love that so many of my posts circle back to the harder parts of my childhood, yet pretending they didn’t shape me would be dishonest. The past is part…
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We all carry stories written into us by the people we meet. Some of those stories are gentle, filled with love and encouragement. Others are sharp, carved by pain and hardship. Together, they shape the person we become. Most of us remember the positive influences more easily. We cling to the people who lifted us,…
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Working in commission sales means living in a world where money is always on your mind. Not just the money itself, but how your sales are written, who gets credit, and whether someone might claim them when you’re off. It’s a constant balancing act, and sometimes it makes even taking a day off feel risky.…
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We all take that first step to learn something new several times in our lives. Usually, it’s something small — a new recipe, a new hobby, maybe even a new hairstyle we instantly regret. But every once in a while, that “something new” doesn’t just add a chapter to your story. It rewrites the whole…
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Growing up, it’s strange the things that end up living rent-free in our minds. These little memories echo at the most unexpected moments, triggered by who knows what. We never know which moments will become the core memories that shape us—or which ones we’ll unknowingly create for our own children. As adults, we carry those…
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Do You Need Time? by The Overbooked Life That question—it’s a heavy one. But it’s also the very heartbeat of this blog, The Overbooked Life. The name alone says it all: yes, I need time. Probably more than I’m willing to admit. But time for what, exactly? More time? Less time? Can we even control…
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Some of Us Learned to Be Strong Because We Never Had a Choice Let’s read that again. Some of us learned to be strong because we never had a choice. That statement, at least for me, hits home. How many people have we admired for their strength — the kind that changes our world, for…
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That’s an old question, isn’t it? And as we get older, our answers tend to change. When I was young—somewhere around fifth grade—my answers felt so big back then. My first wish was for a new bike. Silly, I know. But at that age, it was everything. A bike meant freedom. It meant I wasn’t…
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The Smell of a French Horn Case There are moments in life when we’re suddenly transported back in time — to a different version of ourselves, when life felt simpler, and the future stretched out far ahead. This morning, walking into work, I paused mid-step. A scent hit me — not a bad one, but…
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