Since I needed another huge project, I’m adding another one to the list: new build. Bryan and I are building a house. This has been a plan in progress for a little while, so I’m excited to share that we’re making some real progress. We’ve been working with an architect, the fabulous Leesa Mayfield, and we’re at the stage where we are getting pricing...

This post contains affiliate links, which means I get compensated if you make a purchase using the links below. You can learn more about affilliate links here.  It’s finally Friday It’s been a very, very long week. Nothing particularly bad happened and my work is certainly not at Olivia Pope’s but it’s been event and work-filled and I am beyond ready...

No, not funnier. More funny. My writing tends to be serious. I mean, when I write it’s mostly for business purposes, so it’s going to be pretty dry. And the majority of all the writing I’ve ever done (if you count number of pages) has been academic writing, which is the definition of dry, and mostly about super heavy contemporary Spanish literature....

Last week was the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, our household’s favorite time of year. There are parties, parades, a midway featuring every kind of terrible fair food you could ever want… And there are also luncheons—most of them are just daytime parties, but the Business at the Bloom event is held the Wednesday of Apple Blossom week...

My latest favorites: just a list of some of the things bringing me joy these days…   The Armchair Expert podcast with Dax Shepard I like humor and I like interviews. I also like Dax Shepard and the people he interviews, like Kristen Bell, Zach Braff, and Lauren Graham. Funny, insightful and real, this long-form podcast makes me smile.   The Immortalists...

I get distracted very, very easily by new things. New gadgets (hello, Apple Watch), new tools, new systems. And above all else: new ideas. I don’t actually buy many actual things (Apple Watch being a notable, big, exception) but I absolutely do buy into new ideas. They’re just so shiny and pretty! As you might expect, focus is one of my biggest...