Friday evening looks like this: a glass of wine, curled up on the couch, reading my best friend’s book cover to cover. It’s been many […]
Childish Things
One way to know you are much deeper into adulthood than you thought: someone builds you a HubSpot dashboard and you legit tear up during […]
PSA: The Danger of a $20 Heating Pad
A year or more agoI spent twenty dollarsOn an electric heating padTo keep on my lap What a fine ideaA center of warmth all day […]
The Best Liars in Riverview
Happy Book Birthday to Lin Thompson’s debut middle-grade novel The Best Liars in Riverview! This day was a long time coming and I’m so happy […]
Love Poems
I spend too long considering what to write tonight. I get wrapped up in old writing I’ve organized–brutal poems from some of the worst years […]
60
You count the years forwardI’ll count backwardWe’ll meet in the middle She tells me when I am too young to rememberBut I remember And here […]
Candles for Ukraine
If you haven’t heard the news, Door County Candle Company started a fundraiser with a special Ukrainian-themed candle with 100% of profits going to Razom […]
Employee Appreciation Day
It’s Employee Appreciation Day! I do a lot of thinking and reading and talking about what makes a great workplace for my job. And my […]
One Recipe for Public Speaking
Someone says, maybe you can coach me on Public Speaking? And I say, I am a trainwreck but here is the recipe that works for […]
After Work Run
Sometimes, after the long, long meetingsAny question makes me burst into tearsWhen I’m off-camera, at my deskLaughing at myself while all that pent up emotionSpills […]