When I was a pre-teen my friends and I had a favorite thing to do at sleepovers. No, it wasn’t pillow fights. It was playing ‘Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board’. Who remembers that game?! It was the popular thing to do at girl’s sleepover parties when I was a kid and the […]
Absolut Admiration
When I took my first marketing class in college, I fell in love. Not with the hunky guy two seats in front of me who was out of my league, but with a new-found major. From there on out I looked forward to every class within my major and soaked it all up like a sponge. […]
Keeping Imagination Alive
When I was a kid I had an invisible friend. It was an adult female Bengal Tiger. I’ll wait while you laugh. Okay – you back? Okay. Yes, I imagined I had a tiger by my side a lot of the time. I would reach down from the bed and pet her goodnight as she […]
In a Relationship . . . With the Internet
I admit I really enjoy the place we are in right now with technology and the internet. I am fascinated by the ever-changing technological advances, the new and fast-growing social media channels (hello Pinterest), and the way in which information is exchanged today. I enjoy learning and experiencing what is new out there, what I […]
Dad: Version 2010
I came across this ad in a local magazine the other day and it made me stop and read it carefully. Not because of the visually stimulating images, but because of the messaging. The copy reads: Dad’s Guide to Cooking: Breakfast: Pancakes Lunch: Pancakes Dinner: Pancakes At least Dads have good financial Advice. So this […]
Celeb-Obsessed
Lately I have found myself really irritated with the way celebrities are elevated in our society and how centered our culture is around them. Magazines and blogs now count the dimples in a celeb’s butt, speculate on pregnancies that are never there, and report on trivialities such as what they drink at Starbucks. Now I fully […]