Things I Love
There’s nothing that makes me feel more like an excited child than getting the mail anding a surprise in there. It could be something I’ve ordered. It could be a letter or card. It doesn’t matter....
View ArticleLearning New Skills
When I started Podcasting a number of years ago now, I had to learn how to edit audio. I learned tips and tricks from folks like Mark Blevis and others at Podcamp that were just the thing I needed to...
View ArticleWhere to “Lean In”
There’s been a lot of talk recently about Sheryl Sandberg’s new book and website, “Lean In.” While the book just comes out today and I haven’t yet read it, all the brouhaha seems to be about how...
View ArticleDreams
It is so important to keep dreaming. Dreams are about possibilities and motivation. Even if they seem very far out of reach, or only glimmers of possibility, they are glimpses of possibility in the...
View ArticleFear of Success and 5 Steps to Help
Everyone talks about the fear of failure, and how to look it in the eye. (See this post by Seth Godin.) Not as many people talk about the equally real fear of success that undermines and...
View ArticleCultural Currency
Watching my kids navigate the waters of high school, and now watching the first one acclimate to college, I realize how much of our lives trades not only in monetary currency, but how much of it...
View ArticleBosom Buddies
Moms tend to put themselves last on the list of things that need to be taken care of and maintained. Too many women put off regular health screenings as a result, but that can put you at even greater...
View Article5 Years of Acorns
Five years ago, 9 friends spent a weekend in Boston together. No real agenda, other than getting together and talking about the things that were most important to them, with the hope that it would...
View ArticleWho Gets to Drive?
I should start this post about by saying we are big “Game of Thrones” fans in our house. My son and husband have read the books, and w we all watch the show together. This morning, on Facebook, a...
View ArticleBeing Helpful
A long time ago, there was a pretty famous book entitled All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten. It was cute and seemed quaint, but it is so true. To be happy and reasonably successful as...
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