Burning Man, the intentional community event that happens each year in the Nevada desert, just concluded this past weekend. As I’ve seen photos from this year’s event crop up in my social media feeds, I’m reflecting on what I learned from my adventures there ~15 years ago (yes, we’re talking Y2K!) And no, it doesn’t […]
Tag: career
Finding Jewels in a Sandbox
Every other week or so, my daughter, LC, comes homes from preschool clutching an envelope containing a handful of colorful sequins and plastic rhinestones. This means the “Jewel Fairy” has recently visited her preschool, sprinkling jewels in their sandbox area. Often on these special days when I come to pick her up, I’ll find a […]
The Art of Roast Duck
The other day, my son wrote this story (it’s either a tragedy or slapstick comedy, not sure which.) It felt like some sort of milestone — the first “voluntary” story he wrote, completely initiated and executed by him. He worked so hard on it, asking his dad and me how to spell various words over […]
Yes Please to Playing Big
You know those products you always rave about to friends, family and complete strangers, and you feel like you should be a salesperson for them? That’s how I feel about Tara Mohr’s brilliant new book, Playing Big. While I was about halfway through the book, I left my copy in a restaurant (and had to […]
Potty Talk: Lessons from Toilet Training
The other day, an acquaintance asked me how I was doing. I found myself unloading (no pun intended) about the trials and tribulations of potty training for several minutes. I could hear myself rattle on and on about potty training…like I was floating above myself watching this unfold but couldn’t. manage. to. stop. This poor […]
Stop editing. Start dreaming.
Several months ago, during our evening ride home, I asked my four-year-old son what career he wanted when he grew up. As soon as I was home, I had to capture what he told me. Here’s his list (and I may have missed a few!): -Discovering new dinosaur bones -Teaching kids how to read and […]
Lessons from the Valley and the Sandbox
I’ll let you in on a little secret. I’m kind of a luddite. Even after living and working in Silicon Valley for years, being married to a computer scientist and giving birth to two digital natives, I’m just not much of a techie. I don’t enjoy learning how to use a new phone and I […]
Alphabet Scramble 