Tom Bastek60 Days of Change: Day 49 — Be Ok with Asking for HelpI am not totally independent. But I do like to do things by myself a lot. I have been building sets for shows as of late and I just like…Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
Tom Bastek60 Days of Change: Day 48 — Be More Kind“I hate people.” That is what I used to say all too often. Then I would launch into a tirade about people who just needed to be more kind…Mar 17, 2023Mar 17, 2023
Tom Bastek60 Days of Change: Day 47 — Listen to My Wife MoreI don’t eat pot roast. Never have, ever since I was a child. I blame my mother, who self-admittedly never liked to cook, because made the…Mar 15, 2023Mar 15, 2023
Tom Bastek60 Days of Change: Day 46 — No More RegretsToday is my heart-iversary. It was exactly one year ago today that I had open heart surgery to repair a congenital defect in my heart. I…Mar 14, 20231Mar 14, 20231
Tom Bastek60 Days of Change: Day 45 — Take More VacationsI know. We all need more vacations. That is NOT truly a change. But we have a problem in our household since pandemic: Dog. Maggie is a…Mar 6, 2023Mar 6, 2023
Tom Bastek60 Days of Change: Day 44 — Get Up EarlierI am not a big sleeper. I never have been. I am not sure where that gene comes from, but I am someone that likes to wake up reasonably…Mar 2, 2023Mar 2, 2023
Tom Bastek60 Days of Change: Day 43 — Take Time to do NothingYesterday I woke up with good intentions. I was well rested, the weather was going to be good, and I had a to-do list full of items to…Mar 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023
Tom Bastek60 Days of Change: Day 42 — Be Clearer in My DirectionsMan, keeping habits up is sometimes tough when you have a life. I mean, between the new job and the theater, I have been a pooped pup. But…Feb 28, 2023Feb 28, 2023
Tom Bastek60 Days of Change: Day 41 — Stop Being a FixerI am a great listener. I love to talk; I am not going to lie about that. But when it comes to people with issues, I can hold my own being…Feb 23, 2023Feb 23, 2023
Tom Bastek60 Days of Change: Day 40 — Use Your WordsThey say that as you age you start lose a bit of memory. And although it feels like it sometimes, we are all not experiencing dementia.Feb 22, 2023Feb 22, 2023