This morning, I harvested almost 2 gallons of strawberries from my little garden patch. The other day, I harvested a gallon. A couple days before that, my boyfriend Nelson probably ate a pint standing out there and brought a pint in. With all the rain we’ve been having, the garden is making fruit like never […]
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Wine snob, coffee snob, what kind of snob are you?
I confess: I’m a total coffee snob. It’s gotten so bad that I can’t even stomach gas station or diner-type coffee anymore. Mediocre. Drinkable, maybe. But completely not worth it. Now, I go all out. Organic, fair-trade beans. Organic half and half. I even use non-bleached filters (because bleach is bad!). I have a small, […]
The story behind the “Myth of Perfection”
Today I was hoping to make a grand announcement that my second book is published and ready for purchase! And it is…except I’m having an issue with the size of the photos I uploaded for the “About the Book” section. The photos are BIG. Like almost life-sized. My head is gigantic (but thankfully so is […]
Rapid toggling between tasks
So today I read that rapid toggling between tasks is a bad thing (and even anticipating having to do this is bad). What exactly is “rapid toggling between tasks?” Attending a networking event, listening to a speaker, and checking email on your smartphone under the table Walking on the street, checking email on your smartphone, […]
The Art of Testing Assumptions
I got quite a few lively responses from Tuesday’s newsletter. And most of them were about the P.S. I shared. If you didn’t read it before, here it is: P.P.S. Recently, one of my newer readers wrote and said she didn’t like how much I “sell” in this newsletter. She wanted tips and ideas to […]
What will three weeks off get you?
I live in Charlotte, NC and one of the biggest things that happens here each spring is the Wells Fargo Championship Golf Tournamet. And every single year, the “buzz” builds as we wait (breathlessly, I might add) to see if The Man is going to attend. Who is the man? Tiger Woods. This town gets […]