Have you let “but I’m single…” stop you?
I’ve always been interested in what we do and don’t do by ourselves and what factors factor into those decisions. Surprised and touched by all the positive responses to my Read more…
PARTY OF ONE: Why your password should be Iwilltr@velso1o
This is a Guest Post by Stacy Armistead. I got to know her over the years via her participation in the inaugural a capella Fear Experiment℠ group, as an Idea Potluck Dish, Read more…
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…
How to win at dating
Dating. It’s the best. It’s the worst. It makes you feel alive. It makes you feel like crap. I can’t get enough of it. Conversations about deal breakers, pet-peeves, activities, Read more…
A lesson from a 15 yr old: “We are bigger than any fear”
Fear. We’ve all got it. Of spiders. Of drowning. Of speaking in public. Of kale. Of lazy susans. Of love. Of not knowing where to sit at lunch. Of being alone. Read more…
The weight of your words and actions
One of my mostest favoritest aspects of my job what I do [it feels weird to write ‘my job’; that phrase seems so NOT laughter, adventure, and glue sticks] are the Read more…
Having to buy your Cabbage Patch Doll on layaway, being bald, & getting fired don’t doom you for life
Business plan? Capital? An MBA? Rich-folk/political connections? Skinny-thighs? You don’t need no stinkin’ business plan, capital, MBA, connections, or skinny-thighs. Nine years ago I got fired, had none of above Read more…
Wedding: Six months later, still a great decision. Phew.
1/2 a block from this non-descript, gritty, urban corner, in the heart of vibrant, noisy Pilsen… is a door that leads to… The Secret Garden. Aka where we’re getting married September 1st. Read more…
The formula for curating a sold-out, feel-good, scalable event, over and over
When my first film, dating rubik’s cube, made with $150 [mostly tape-stock] and with me wearing the hats of videographer, producer, editor, distributor, sound engineer, and lighting-tech, won Best Short Documentary at Read more…
Why UPS Would Deliver a Drawing of Yourself to Your Door
**If you have your images turned off or are reading this in an RSS feed, you may want to head to the actual blog to see the pretty images** UPDATE: Read more…