Day 8 of Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009 Blog Challenge:“Moment of peace. An hour or a day or a week of solitude. What was the quality of your breath? The state of your mind? How did you get there?”

For the first day of the #best09 series (prompt: best trip) I wrote about the amazing Brand About . . . → Read More: A Remarkable Moment of Peace

I adore Gwen Bell; she’s just so replete with positive energy. Gwen has initiated a Best of 2009 Blog Challenge where she’s encouraging bloggers to reflect on their year in review.

It’s so very Gwen. The challenge not only gets people reflecting positively, it encourages sharing and also (via link party) provides a means to discover new . . . → Read More: Best of 2009 Blog Challenge: Dec 1

Suffice to say, late nights of the party hopping – not nursing/night terrors/accident/illness/etc. – variety happen pretty much never these days. But it’s not the only reason Monday night was remarkable to me.

In stark contrast to the Monday prior, where I was doubled over with splintering abdominal pain (which, by the way, remains a mystery…my . . . → Read More: Why In Real Life Matters

This past weekend I headed to the Utah desert for a think tank retreat as part of Brand About Town’s inaugural advisory board. I am honored to be in this advisory role alongside some truly smart, funny, and passionate bloggers (Julie Marsh, Kelly Wickham, Gwen Bell, and Amie Adams), and to interface with the impressively thoughtful . . . → Read More: The Act of Artful Blogging Is Not Dead