Zucchini On The Ceiling

The Public Gratitude Project

Happy Wednesday all. I am excited to be getting this post up on time this week... If you come read regularly, then you probably know I like post mid-week, every week. The last month has been insanely busy, (in all the really great ways!) and so I've been fortunate to get posts up by Thursday or Friday.... but today I am on time (for an arbitrary deadline) and that feels pretty nice :)... it means things are more relaxed this week, and I've got a chunk of time back to devote to the blog early in my work week. This... Read more →

Semester Four - The Finale

A full year of learning. A full year of attempting down different paths. A full year of thinking about which way to turn. A full year of fantastic projects. A full year. Now it's wrapping up. This is the last month, the tidy up month. My final project course for the Editing Certificate is underway, the small business is launched, 4 stories in my STORIES COLLECTED project have been completed, and I am now looking out on a very different - and yet equalling interesting - kind of year to come. I have learned. I have learned a lot about... Read more →

CRAVE

CRAVE Write a poem. Come back to it. To the human side of yourself. To that curious, questioning, openly happy Place of residence. Lace up your words, String them together. Feel your body shifting To a place of creation Where there are more possibilities Than doors. Where the seemingly unimportant Can hook you, And words like pie and verbose Settle on your tongue; a simple remedy. Standing, staring out at the same world as before But now you see the stars rushing from within your chest, spilling along. Project hopping fascinating. Full. ************************************************************************************************ This week I had planned on sharing... Read more →

A Biz Book Review - Starbucks

So, I'm reviewing Onward by Starbucks CEO, Howard Shultz. I am reviewing it, because I liked it. It's a great read. Really! I found it a very well-woven story, replete with the drama, and flow you'd expect of a pretty decent novel. And if you read it from the right perspective, it's basically an awesome business textbook, filled with the lessons, insights, and mistakes of one of the world's most recognizable brands. Plus, I'm a huge coffee drinker, so really, there is no downside. Starbucks has a company culture that has always interested me. It's a place that, at least... Read more →