brain sparkles Archive
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A New Adventure
As the owner of my own business, I’m always on the lookout for good projects. I’ve had to fight for some and some have landed in my lap. I’ve been very fortunate as a freelancer to have consistent work. I wasn’t looking a few weeks ago when an opportunity arrived via Twitter DM. In the [...] -
THIS IS IT. Now is the time. You are the one.
This guest post I wrote for 5 BY 5 Design’s Inspiration page ran today: I’m a freelance publicist and producer for creatives and entrepreneurs. I work with some of the most talented and innovative people in the world. I get to travel for work! When I’m not traveling, I mostly work in a hoodie and [...] -
On Living Modern Life Well
This week in my METRO Magazine column, I write about drawing lines in the social sand or “How To Deflect a Friend Request From Your Prying Coworker.” In addition to being an exercise to reflect on how I come to my decisons of who to add where, it became an audit system. In the spirit [...] -
New Mini Appointments Available
I get somewhere between 6 and 10 requests every week from people to have lunch or coffee with me, to pick my brain. Now, I am a civic-minded person who believes strongly in mentoring and being a part of my community, but there’s no possible way I can satisfy that many requests as it could add up [...] -
On Living Modern Life Well
My first column for Metro magazine published this week! It will be a series on living modern life well and decoding our digital lives. The first topic I’ve tackled is Facebook. I’ve answered two bonus questions that will run only here below. Enjoy! Betsy Kroon (@betsykroon) writes: After a friend wrote something hurtful, without naming me but [...] -
This.
On Tuesday this week I posted to Twitter, as I do on occasion, my thoughts on a certain practice — putting “This.” before a RT when you agree with something. I heard back from over 100 people, largely in agreement, that it was tired. It was a mostly hilarious exchange that had me giggling all [...] -
I Said No, Damn It
When did we lose our ability to say no? We need to get it back. Quick like. I’ll admit, I’d lost mine for a while there. I gained it back recently, in spades, while going through a life-changing year. I like to think the number of requests won’t lessen and also that saying no will [...] -
Change Happens At The Speed Of Thought
How many readers had a major change occur in their lives in the last six months? You all have? Yeah, that’s kind of what I suspected. So have I. More than one, actually, I think I’m closer to the baker’s dozen mark. So, if change is that common—a part of our daily lives really—that makes [...] -
Not Your Average Year-End List
I was certain I wanted different things in my life. I thought immediately a good place to start was trying to figure out what I wanted to do in a couple of years when these darling boys of mine were both in school full time. This was a little over a year ago. I for sure wanted [...] -
Why My Life Doesn’t Suck
"I am happy and I make people happy." Photo credit: Elli Rader www.paperlily.net