I LOVE hearing what people have for dinner! I think it’s because I find it a never-ending struggle to create ease in our dinner planning. We have two vegetarians, one vegan, one who doesn’t eat red meat and one who eats all meat but hates mushrooms and peas. It’s kind...

I like to think of myself as creative, dynamic and very in the moment. And yet, I end up saying a whole lot of the same things over and over again each day with my girls. Is it just me? **10 THINGS I SAY ALMOST EVERY DAY AS A MAMA** Here are some things I say pretty...

I do not take for granted the deep skill that I’ve gathered over the last two decades, first as a college instructor in communications and then as a speaking coach. It’s a unique skill that feels amazing to share with people who have things they really want to say in...

From the time I was about 24 years old until I started my current alcohol sabbatical at 40 years old, I pretty much drank wine each night, all night.   It was like a slow drip anesthesia. I’m sure I had some water in between and occasionally a cocktail or dark malty...

I was on a retreat and took a short break from lists.   During our getaway, I found myself saying to my friend a couple of times, “Ah, my ADHD is showing!” and it reminded me of this list idea. **10 things about my experience of ADHD** So here we are, a collection of...

I'm running out of list ideas that feel like they'll have flow in writing. This is the list that came to me today.   When you are trying to do a new list most days in a month… well, sometimes you have to go with the one that shows up.  **10 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW...

So many things in this bananas human adventure are freaking hilarious! I'm in tears laughing about all of it - especially the stuff where we make embarrassing mistakes, which I do pretty much every day.**10 THINGS THAT MAKE ME ROFLOL**Here are some things that make me...

I spent all day facilitating a training today. I’m exhausted and I was going to skip today’s list. But then I remembered that I want to do a list of simple words I really like and it felt like the perfect light touch list for the end of a long day.**10 WORDS I REALLY...

Straight to the list today:   1. Pono Kai, Kapa’a, Kauai. Giant lawn where Simone does flips and beachfront with perfect climbing trees. (Pic is us in Kauai) 2. Adobe on Green Street B&B in Santa Cruz, CA. Amazing breakfast just off the rustic kitchen, sweet...

I’m thinking about social justice - things I’ve learned and want to learn more. **10 THINGS I'M LEARNING ABOUT ANTI-RACISM** Here are 10 of these things… 1. It’s impossible for me to really “get it” when it’s not my lived experience. I can watch movies and read books,...