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June 13, 2016
Musings
Beautiful Distractions

Small confession: I was interrupted three times during the first paragraphs of Verena von Pfetten’s piece in the Times last month about—you guessed it—being distracted.   Twice my daughter asked me to refill her water gun for an ongoing arms […]

June 6, 2016
Newsletter
June 2016 Tasks

Summer has arrived, in spirit if not in actuality, and this month, our clocks slow down as the mercury rises. We’re slowly approaching the longest day of the year, and yet, there never seem to be enough hours of daylight […]

February 29, 2016
Curriculum
If It Bleeds, It Leads

There’s an old newsroom trope that is generally thought to have originated in a 1989 cover story for New York Magazine by Eric Poole. The piece, “Grins, Gore, and Videotape: The Trouble with Local TV News,” was a sweeping critique […]

February 8, 2016
Arts Orgs
Wear Real Pants

When I was first drafting my first book, I had a “writing outfit.” I loved wearing it during the writing hours I carved out of my schedule. I loved wearing it on non-writing days to remind me that I had […]

January 3, 2016
Newsletter
January 2016 Tasks

To Do This Month: Get Organized   We start each new calendar year with the best of intentions, don’t we? We swear we’ll drink more water and eat more kale. We promise to take more steps and snooze our alarms […]

December 28, 2015
Minerva News
This is Not a Blog Post

This is not a blog post.   This was going to be an insightful commentary on the challenges of the holiday season and the moments leading up to those challenges.   But as I recover from my own holiday challenges, […]

December 6, 2015
Newsletter
December 2015 Tasks

There’s something powerful about light, isn’t there? This month we naturally start to crave more of it as our days shorten and the darkness lengthens.   Light makes us feel hopeful, happy, and optimistic. It lightens our burdens and lifts […]

November 9, 2015
Musings
Morning Madness

Lately the articles I’ve been consuming are filled with “starting your day” tips that successful/happy/fulfilled/professional people do to be more successful/happy/fulfilled/professional.   I dream of being one of those people who start every day with intention, possibly a moment of […]

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