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MANGIA and MANGA I made two choices yesterday morning that were completely unrelated, but had remarkable results.1) I decided to delete social media apps from my phone.2) I chose to ditch work to have lunch with my 18-year-old son. Each choice caused much internal debate. Could I really live without Facebook and Twitter on at […]

IT’S NOT WHAT YOU KNOWI lost my passion for science between the eighth and ninth grade, around the same time I quit a Saturday morning extra-curricular science class for gifted kids. I hadn’t been officially tested, but the principal at my private school told my mother I fell into that group. So she drove me […]

To Christmas Bonus or to Not Christmas Bonus?What do you do? As a manager, I would bring treats in for my staff for the week leading up to Christmas. Sales staff on the retail floor typically don’t get recognized at this time of year, but I always wanted to do things differently.I remember the kindness […]

When I was in my early 30s, I walked through the newly-opened Via Bellagio gallery of stores and thought, “Maybe one day I’ll have the money to shop here.” The stores—Gucci, Prada, Hermes, Chanel, and other couture names— all had their doors thrown open. Even the distinguishable steel doors of Tiffany were inviting people in. […]

If you ever feel the need to lift your own self-esteem, just take a weekend trip to Las Vegas. In Sin City, the body confidence is loud and proud and usually involves some kind of animal print. At any given time of day, you’ll see people wearing whatever the fuck they want. And that’s how […]

While I know some people have had spectacular experiences with the online marketplace, Fiverr, I am not one of them. I avoided the site, both as a creative looking for gigs and as a business owner seeking some creative support. Before I had a publisher for my middle grade books, I was considering self-publishing. That’s […]