Top 9 reasons this photo melts my heart
This is the first installment of the Life of Yes! (LOY) Supper Club None of these people knew each other before a few months ago; most hadn’t met IRL before this week They Read more…
What it looks like when people say YES to being taken to an undisclosed location in an unmarked white van to do undisclosed things
This past weekend I participated in one of my favorite things to do, both as a participant and as a facilitator. Husband and I ran one of our Life of Yes! Read more…
How to feel like a Nobel Peace Prize winner, without leaving your sweatpants
.. Taitania In second-grade, I was cast as Taitania, Queen of the Fairies, in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. At Camp Echo, I was knighted Grape Stuffing Champion, squishing 43 green grapes Read more…
Meet Marta: The Gray
During this round of Fear Experiment, where strangers who met early September confront various fears as they learn a capella, stepping, and storytelling in preparation for a one-night only performance in front of hundreds at Read more…
GUEST POST: Sometimes your 2nd choice is better than your 1st
During this round of Fear Experiment, where strangers who met early September confront various fears as they learn a capella, stepping, and storytelling in preparation for a one-night only performance in front of hundreds at Read more…
PAY IT FORWARD: an umbrella
It started to rain heavily on my walk back from the gym today. I was a half a block from home when I saw two twenty-something year old gals waiting Read more…
Why I’m celebrating 10 years of self-employment with hard-boiled eggs
You guys! Look at these hard-boiled eggs I made this morning! What? You don’t think that’s worth two exclamation points and a blog post?! Here’s why I think it is — Hard-boiled Read more…
Why I go to a yoga class I can’t “do”
Sunday mornings, I go to Level Two yoga, though I can’t do half the poses, though I weigh as much as five of the other girls tied together, and though Read more…
Know this: you’re not alone
I don’t know much about depression or suicide. I have no background that makes me an expert in either. What I do know, after ten years of a “job” that Read more…
How love starts: Husband and I
Husband and I have been on a serious Spring Cleaning kick these past few months. Those of you who’ve been coming to #IdeaPotluck, you know what I mean, you lucky ducks Read more…