When I used to think about branding or a brand, I would think about design and logo, and a tagline. But since I’ve recently been given a new role as marketing and outreach coordinator for the library system I work for, I’m thinking about it a lot deeper. This month, I’ve been poring over The […]
Need Some Inspo? 5 Ways to Boost Your Creativity
We can’t all have high ceilings, an epic view, or a private studio, but creativity architect Donald M. Rattner’s book, My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation, has some dynamite ideas for generating inspo in whatever space you’ve got. Luckily for nerds like me, it’s all scientifically explained, […]
It’s Just Stuff: Get rid of clutter with these 6 tips
I have a box of clothes and books in the back of my Honda CRV that’s ready to be dropped at the Goodwill donation center. The clothes are clean, folded, and could go straight to a hanger. Because I hate the idea of clothes filling up landfills, I made my best effort with them so […]
Kids need fiber: How to get them to eat veggies
Please don’t hate me when I tell you this, but I have a nine-year-old who eats her vegetables. Not just leaves of iceberg lettuce, either—we’re talking fennel, whole tomatoes, celery leaves, cilantro, beets, golden carrots, cabbage, fava beans, leeks. She’s kind of a monster. It’s pretty great considering I was never really a serious vegetables […]
Doing the Work: I’m starting with stories
Can we really end structural racism? What I’ve been seeing and reading in the news lately blows my mind. I get goosebumps, I get angry, I feel sad. I examine my white fragility, my whiteness. Even though I was too chicken to be on the front lines of local Black Lives Matter demonstrations (I’ve been […]
Twice as Good: Sauces That’ll Make You Love Your Own Cooking
I get tired of my own cooking sometimes. At those times, even the crispy, salty, lemony roasted chicken I just pulled out of the oven seems boring. The pan-seared grass-fed skirt steak looks unfinished and slightly unappetizing. My vegetables taste too vegetable-y. My meal needs just a ‘little something’ to make it taste lighter, brighter, […]