I had a dream about my writing last night. I was on a blow up raft with a few of my writing friends. We were floating on our stomachs within swimming distance of the shore when we spotted a shark. My writing friend who also happens to be a writing instructor said, “Don’t freak out, … Continue reading »
Tonight, I received an email from my new COO explaining how my team and I will be performing cold calls. Sales cold calls. Not to go all cover-letter on you, but my background includes more than ten years of marketing communications experience. For the last eight years I was the Director of Marketing at a … Continue reading »
How was your first day? Good? Did you exercise? Me neither. I also drank coffee. (Keith Richards didn’t kick heroin in a day…it’s gonna take some time. ) I did spend more minutes in my office than I spent all last year. My daughter and I had a magazine party. (A magazine party? We burn … Continue reading »
Here we are folks. The very last hours of 2012. 2011 was rough. The sun broke finally in 2012. So what now? What now, what now, what now… What do any of us want? A happy, health family. Productive, gratifying work. More joy, less anxiety. To pay the bills, buy more books, and like ourselves … Continue reading »
Ever see a book and just know? My book-whisperer thing (it’s my most favorite superpower) helped me find Leanne Shapton’s Swimming Studies last week. I’m not a swimmer. I know how to swim, but I’ve never, not once, tried to swim faster than someone else. Leanne Shapton swims faster than most people and has been … Continue reading »
I stole my name from the gravestone of a man whose nephew sat next to me in kindergarten. He has the same last name as his uncle, and now, me. I never met my namesake, but I’ve always thought highly of his nephew. We spent much of our adolescence together, driving around back roads, sneaking … Continue reading »
Last night’s dream: I am speeding down a road I traveled regularly as an adolescent. I am driving my mom’s old car, a long grey Cadillac that made you feel like you were navigating a boat. As the scenery flies by, the road disappears and I am driving in the mud; to my right are … Continue reading »
Amazon had some recommendations for me this morning. It’s like they know me better than my own family. Or maybe they have access to my subconscious and are tracking my dreams to accurately match my next book purchase. Stranger things have happened (in my life). I wish they sent more … Continue reading »
My kids and I painted tonight. This was my go at the canvas. Standing next to me on our back deck, painting side-by-side, my son was so excited, “Mommy, we’re all artists!” He sounded as if we had won something. I’d like to talk about the act of creation, but I keep turning in the … Continue reading »
