If I had to pick one author whose words stay with me, inspire me and haunt me, it would have to be Anne Lamott. I have devoured every word the woman has ever written and I am as enamored as much by her attitude and subject matter as I am by her actual writing. So…
I don’t know if college students still do this, but back in the day – circa 1977 – when we needed a ride home for the weekend, we’d check out the ride board in the student union to see who was driving back to the city. I know this sounds like something out of an…
Don’t throw out the corks from all those wine bottles you went through on Thanksgiving! We’ve told you before about how to recycle them, but here’s an even better way to use them to do good this holiday season. I saw this on Dawn Carroll’s Facebook page. Dawn is the co-founder of the Over My…
Shocking as it may seem, Thanksgiving is next week! One of my favorite holiday traditions – one we started when the kids were really young – is that each member of our family makes a list of 10 things they’re thankful for. We take turns going around the table, reading one at a time, and…
I was so honored to be invited to join Anne Lamott and Cheryl Strayed in San Francisco for a private conversation about their writing – and so bummed that I couldn’t make it! I would have hopped on a plane in a minute but was leaving for Miraval that same day (yes, that was pretty…
