by Kelli Donley | Mar 26, 2008 | Africa, Good to Great, Journal, Travel
So, let’s just get this out in the open: yesterday my summer Africa trip was canceled and for pretty silly reasons. I had a good cry over the thought of the friends I won’t be seeing, but today I am feeling better. The truth is, I could let this job stress...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 20, 2008 | Journal, Photography, Travel
Aspens in the winter are nearly as beautiful as they are in full bloom mid-October. A view of Steamboat from the house where I stayed. Um, that’s the house. No, I didn’t see Robin Leach. It was silly luxurious and I enjoyed every second of it, including...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 17, 2008 | Journal, Travel
I spent the last four days in Steamboat Springs. Initially, the trip was planned because my friends from Mozambique would be there to ski, and we were going to meet to plan a trip down the Zambezi River this summer. A generous donor to the nonprofit where I work has a...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 13, 2008 | Goals, Good to Great, Journal, Travel
I found this somewhere a year ago and keep re-reading from my journal. Smart, powerful, motivating words: The Four Agreements By Don Miguel Ruiz and Don Jose Ruiz 1. Be impeccable with your word: speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 2, 2008 | Journal, Travel
Back from my quick trip across the border to bring in the New Year with a spicy Mexican kick. Alma, one of my grad-school friends grew up in Yuma, Arizona. She has family living on both sides of the border who were having a fiesta to ring in 2008. I’ve travelled...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 11, 2007 | Journal, Media, Travel
Salty and I took off after work last night for Tucson, through a rocking thunderstorm — which if you’ve never experienced in the desert, it is quite a rare treat — for dinner and a concert. While the rain left us both turned around and late, we...
