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January Thaw

Back east, when we had winters, we also had something called the January thaw. There would be a week or so of warmer weather. Rivers of water would run below th... Read More...

Wordle

Sorry, not sorry. A little game called Wordle is causing problems in our family. For one thing, I'm good at it. For another, I'm not a modest person. And for... Read More...

Summery Joys

I've had a busy - and summery - summer. Lots of adventures, in what I thought of as a "normal" summer. I'm flashing back to times when I was a girl, standing in... Read More...

Kintsugiri

Kintsugi (金継ぎ, "golden joinery"), also known as kintsukuroi (金繕い, "golden repair"), is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of brea... Read More...

The History of Invention

You may have read about the best new invention in my life, in the blog: Staging Your Day. It's a little white stage on my desk, that helps me remember and reinf... Read More...

It’s like riding a bike…

I have three big priorities in my life: Biz, Book and Body. I'm growing my business, writing my second novel and losing weight. They all take focus and action. ... Read More...

Crash

I'm not going to lie or try to hide it. I crashed yesterday. I was squirrely with anxiety, irritation and self-pity. All day long, I embraced resistance. It was... Read More...

Pussy Hats

I felt happy last Saturday. I joined 750,000 people - mostly women - in downtown LA, wearing a pussy hat, and we protested the current President* and his attitu... Read More...

Mourning in America

As you may know, I am a Martha Beck certified coach, and I have enormous respect and admiration for her wisdom and presence (and writing, btw.) Martha Beck post... Read More...