Customer Service Stories are some of my favorites (good ones and bad ones). Here is the beginning of a series about keeping your customers for life and recognizing…
First World Problems
A friend of mine had spent some time in Mexico City and introduced me to the “Perdona Mi Vida” finger monocle. It is a phrase and gesture combo. To create…
Are you Interested in what Kind of Life your Meat Had?
How interested are you in the lifestyle of your meats prior to them arriving at your dinner table? Whole Foods works with non-profit organization, The Global Animal Partnership, to rate…
What Kind of Worker are You?
Do you know those people at work who get away with anything (or do nothing) are loved by all and can do no wrong? It always blew my mind how…
Get More from Minimalist Living
There is a new book out called Minimalist Parenting. I’m not a parent but the idea of minimalist living outside a material sense sounds appealing. What if you could do…
Is your Life too Saturated for Love?
Do you find yourself saying that your life is too busy to find the man or woman of your dreams? It might be because it is. In physics, the study…
Pottery Barn Catalog: Page 32
There is not one interior design chromosome in my entire body. I literally spend HOURS studying furniture catalogs trying to unwind an algorithm for that jena se qua they can achieve…
The Point: How does Acupuncture Work?
What is Acupuncture? Well, you can think of your body like a house with electrical wiring running through it. The wires or channels conduct a current that acupuncturists refer to…
The Gift to END all Gifts
One lovely Christmas morning, after all the gifts had been opened, my unpredictable mother shifted into a secretive, whisper-like tone and said, “Girls (to my little sister and I), wouldn’t…
Expert Status
Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell is an excellent read. It’s a book about how extraordinary people become so. One discovery is that it takes approximately 10,000 hours for one to become…