Toxic Purity
Recently my husband shared with me an article by Mike McQuade in the New York Times, the gist of which was that the cleaner we make our environment, the less Continue Reading →
The Hazards of Springing Forward
Did you, like me, wake up this morning as grouchy as a bear after hibernation? And just as hungry? Except that unlike the bear, you probably don’t feel rested. Maybe you’re Continue Reading →
One Dogged Way to Get Unstuck
The sun made a brief reappearance in Napa Valley yesterday. It lit up the chrome-yellow of the wild mustard blooming between the vines. Light and warmth suffused the twisting, mossy limbs Continue Reading →
For Writers: Exercise In Your Genre
“Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up.” — Ernest Hemingway reddit.com Hemingway made it a habit to stand while writing. So did Continue Reading →
How Marie Kondo Will Help You Write
If you have yet to hear about Marie Kondo, then you’ve been hiding under a rock, or more probably, a mountain of clutter. Kondo’s approach to personal organization, the KonMari Continue Reading →