[Headlines] Can Taking a Break Lead to a Breakthrough?
Sometimes things move a little quicker than we think they will. After talking about it and thinking about it for two years, two weeks ago Rob and I decided to get serious about looking at houses in...
View Article[Headlines] Linkage, Ability and Interest
There’s something about being in a room full of people dedicated to the nonprofit sector that is really inspiring. This past week, in partnership with the local business journal, I taught on how to...
View Article[Headlines] Behind the Curtain
There’s a time to plan and a time to implement, a time to rest and a time to work. A time to laugh and a time to cry. The trick is often figuring out which time is which. The last three weeks or so...
View Article[News] We’ve done it!
As I write this, I’m sitting in a house surrounded by boxes and furniture that’s not quite in the right place. So much to do and no idea of where to start. By the time you read this Tuesday morning,...
View Article[Headlines] The Race is On!
This Saturday will be the culmination of three weeks of parties and activities in Louisville that lead up to the Kentucky Derby. After six years of living here, my activities have also fallen into pre-...
View Article[Headlines] Low pay = motivated workers?
I try not to rant very often, but every once in a while something just hits me the wrong way. It happened this week with an article I saw in the Harvard Business Review. The headline says it all: ‘How...
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[Headlines] Uncovering Hidden Gems
Vines – they’re everywhere! The past two days, with the help of my husband and great friend Heather, we’ve cleared out overgrown ivy and weeds from around most of the house. And we’ve found some...
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[Headlines] Finding the Right Tool For the Job
A couple of weeks ago I started work on removing vines from trees in the back year. Most of them were fairly simple to pull off just using pruning shears and a little effort. There were a few though...
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[News] Do you have a plan?
Things with the yard have screeched to a halt. Between poison ivy and my having a blister that got infected (ouch!) we’ve had to find other things to do. Books are finding their way to shelves and...
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[News] Pulling Weeds, Preventing Rot and Promoting Growth
As you know by now, we’ve been cleaning up the yard in our new house. And it’s been a prolific yard – not just in ivy, weeds and poison ivy – but also with animals (including a groundhog litter, a nest...
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