Have you ever wanted something so much that the mere thought of it made you giddy? Well, that’s how I feel about Apolo Ono. Seriously. Ok, not just him as a person, although I do think he’s really cool, amazingly cute and pretty damn integrated. I mean really, the man can relish in the face [...]
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Apolo Ono Makes Me Giddy
What a 7-year Old Can Teach You About Nurturing
Our house was broken into last week. They came in through an open window and stole all our small electronics, some of my jewelry and – perhaps most offensive – took bites out of the Top Pot Donuts my brother in law had brought us! And in the course of finding their chosen loot, they [...]
Honduras: a report from inside
I just got another wake-up call to understanding how unreliable or lopsided official media coverage (and even their access to information) can be. This just in from a dear friend living in Honduras to do service work: "Just a quick update. As you may have heard, Zelaya, the ousted Honduran president is back in Tegucigalpa [...]
How Michael Jackson Saved My Morning
Ethan, my almost 7 year old recently started 1st grade. New school, new kids, new routines. Ethan’s a little like me in that transitions aren’t the easiest thing for him. Every morning it’s been the same routine: Ethan complaining about how his stomach hurts or how he doesn’t feel well or how he just wants [...]
Kids need white space, too!
A big study in Germany recently found that kids, too, really need the unscheduled time we call “white space” and frequently prescribe for our clients. Researchers found that boys who don’t have regular free time are more than twice as likely to get headaches than those who do. In fact, researchers say, lack of down [...]
Talk Sporty to Me
If you can, that is! See, I couldn’t talk my way out of a can, when it comes to sports. I usually wind up laughing nervously and muttering “oh, yeah!” with feigned enthusiasm when people enthuse about last night’s game (whatever sport got played last night)! But Sara and I recently met an amazing woman [...]
The Capacity for Sustainable Achievement
I have a long history of getting in over my head. Starting my own business at 23. Writing promo material for events, filling them, and THEN figuring out what to actually present. Always skiing with guys, so I had no chance to indulge my vertical fears; I just had to hurl myself over the edge [...]
Relaxing Into Effort
We have had quite a month around here! Sara and I have both been so busy serving clients that we haven’t had our usual times to connect with each other, to step back and look at the business, and to move new initiatives forward. Frankly, it’s begun to make us a little cranky! It’s so [...]