Most of the time, I’m on my own. I live alone. I work for a small company whose employees all work out of their homes in various parts of the country. While I’m blessed with wonderful friends and family, I make nearly all my decisions on my own. I problem-solve, create, console, change, evaluate, toss […]
Cake
I was reaching on to a high shelf to get a pan when I managed to dislodge a whole logjam of kitchen miscellany upon my head. Thankfully, the things that rained down were of the Tupperware variety and didn’t do any damage. But boy the wrathful thoughts they inspired. The next time someone offers you […]
Visual Vitamin D
It has been a challenging day. To top it off, I managed to injure my foot so I can’t even work out. But once again, March offered a glorious evening. Grumpy and gimpy, I headed out for a walk. This is what I saw. […]
Clean Slate
One of our clients is in the process of creating an Imagine Room. This is a space for an organization to join together with prospective donors to imagine how a future facility could look and feel. “Feel” is an important piece of the experience. Buildings evoke moods and associations. A new facility represents a new […]
Pruning
This post is not about gardening. Well, maybe. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been systematically pruning my life: clothes, pantry items, papers, magazines and books. Oh dear God, the books. From the time I learned to read, it has been my hands-down favorite thing to do. As a child, there wasn’t much money […]