Gwen Bell has a fantastic “Best of ‘09” project happening. Its hub is at her blog, but over 650 bloggers and Twitterers are participating, so it’s definitely far-reaching.
I’ve wanted to participate since its first day (December 1st), but, true to form, I kept putting off my blog-writing. And here we are at December 19th. I’m [...]
Inspired by (a) the fact that it’s American Thanksgiving today, (b) Havi Brooks’ brilliant take on The Lentil Game, and (c) my heart’s desire to acknowledge the happy amongst the hard right now, I present a list of 50 people, things, ideas, happenings, etc. for which I’m grateful in big and small ways.
This list is [...]
Dear Grandma,
You got comfy in your recliner yesterday afternoon. Snuggled up with your blanket, in that soft pink and white striped top you loved, with a kleenex or two tucked up in your sleeve. “I’m just really, really tired,” you said as you reclined in your favorite chair.
And just a few minutes after falling asleep, [...]
Jen Hofmann’s Office Spa Day is always an adventure and a welcome break from my routine, not just because I get to interact with Jen and several other really fantastic folks, but because my beloved office area gets some much-needed care and attention.
I rave to friends and family about how much I get done each [...]
My brother Chaz had a rollerblading accident on Friday, and wound up with two badly broken wrists. He’s had surgery on his right wrist (and is the proud owner of a metal plate and some pins and some wires in that arm now, sure to set off metal detectors wherever he roams), and the left [...]
From lawyer to VA: a more logical switch than what you might think.
I used to be a lawyer. Then I became a Can-Do-Ologist (kind of a Virtual Assistant, or VA). And somewhere in between there, I made a shift that made a lot of people say, “What the… ?”
Because “lawyer” is kind of an end-game [...]
Once upon a time…
there lived a woman named Marissa who did some internet stuff and some assistant stuff and a whole lot of websurfing and blog-reading stuff.
One day, in and amongst her usual websurf locations, she happened upon a blog called The Fluent Self.
And it wasn’t what she expected, even though she didn’t expect anything, [...]
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