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I’ll Stop the World and Melt with You
And you know what’s happening in Austin right now, yes? They've had better weeks, for sure. And they're some of the fortunate ones. So, what happened when a third of my staff were out? And not just out, but in actual danger? I stopped. Before I did anything. I stopped. Mallary and …
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Good Grief
“Ok, good. I thought something was wrong with Joe.” (Joe is my dear husband.) This was, maybe, five years ago? I went through it again about 15 months ago. I had already been through it in a BIG BIG, life-changing way 13 years ago when I switched from managing botanical gardens to the type …
Best If Used By …
You clean out the actual fridge for a lot of different reasons. I’m thinking this whole “cleaning out the refrigerator” metaphor is really useful. In business terms. I Have To Treat My Business Like A Refrigerator. For the most part, cleaning out the actual refrigerator is not an emotional job …
Tell Me What you Want
I had a really great day last Saturday. Why? I saw a sign pointing to a fish fry and I followed it. Arriving onsite was like finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. At least, it was for this girl who misses people and new experiences. And, …