What If What Lights You Up is TJ Maxx?

I had two and a half kid-free hours, three competing priorities—and one very loud desire to go shopping for fall décor at TJ Maxx. The old version of me would have automatically chosen the responsible thing out of guilt. The newer version of me wants to follow whatever feels exciting and alive. But how do I know when something is genuine inspiration…and when it’s just a very sparkly escape hatch from the thing I don’t feel like doing? In this quick installment of Thoughts I Took Too Far, I ex...