Food for Thought

author interview:: Allison Winn Scotch

author interview:: Allison Winn Scotch

I am so excited to reintroduce you to Allison Winn Scotch.  Allison is an amazing novelist whose fourth book, The Song Remains the Same, was just released last week.  When […]

blowing my own mind

blowing my own mind

So, here is a fundamental truth about me: I do not LIKE running.  I mean, I run.  In fair weather.  And by fair weather I mean 50 to 60 degrees […]

author interview: Lorraine C. Ladish

author interview: Lorraine C. Ladish

I “met” Lorraince Ladish in 2007.  She’s an author and editor with an incredible can do spirit and a sense of generosity and grace.  I immediately liked her and have […]

Nothing looks as good as confidence feels

Nothing looks as good as confidence feels

On Friday, I talked about my affection for Pinterest inspired menu planning.  Today, I am taking on one of my least favorite part of the Pinterest experience– the Thinspo motivation. […]

tricks and tips for the creative process

tricks and tips for the creative process

Life is a work of art and we are its artists, born with the tools- our innate imagination, curiosity, and playfulness- to create anything we can imagine… Art is simply […]

You are what you do

You are what you do

“I am trying to become a writer,” Page says as we work our way around the circle in introductions.   It is Saturday, and we are at Equinox- a creativity […]

There’s enough. Don’t worry. Don’t compete.

This week is Teen Week: Words that Heal, inspired by the genius that is Mara at Medicinal Marzipan.  When she initially wrote to ask if I’d participate, she asked, “what […]

Teen Week: It is Not Too Early or Too Late.

I am honored this week to be participating in TEEN WEEK, a campaign inspired by Mara at Medicinal Marzipan and meant to offer teen readers thoughtful company on their journey […]

On Loving and Raising a Black Boy

On Loving and Raising a Black Boy

For a long time, my ethnicity mattered a whole lot to other people.  I wasn’t yet fully formed.  I didn’t yet have work that I did, causes that I supported, […]

Guest Post: Do you know if you're leading an inauthentic life?

Guest Post: Do you know if you’re leading an inauthentic life?

Karen Evans is another Twitter friend who is based in the UK and is one of the owners of Being Totally Me.  She is a former City Banker who decided […]