When I was a kid and wanted some new toy that my mother wouldn’t get for me, I probably pouted and stomped my feet for a bit. But, I didn’t let the fact I wasn’t getting my way stop me from getting what I wanted. I simply got creative. I recall one time that I […]
Clouds can be worrisome to some people. They keep their eyes on the sky searching for storm clouds coming to rain on their parade (which is not what I mean when I tell people to keep looking up). Other times they might be afraid of what the clouds are hiding when they obscure the picture […]
Something that creative people get told a lot is “you can’t do that”. Sometimes those words are accompanied by a reason (we tried that before, we’ve never done that before, there’s no budget, there’s no time, etc.). The reasons don’t matter any more than the the original statement — not for a creative person bent […]
What are you going to have for lunch today? Did you bring a classic sack lunch with PBJ, juicebox, and an apple? Perhaps you’re carrying your retro Star Wars metal lunchbox with a baloney sandwich, cheese crackers, and an applesauce cup. Or perhaps you’re more of a bento box person with all your veggies and […]
At some point you’ve probably played a board game and been cruising along making all sorts of progress — skipping spaces, rolling doubles, drawing cards that let you roll again, etc. You’re closing in on the end goal, you’ve got the finish line in your sights and down to your last card, but then your […]
Today’s blog post was inspired by artist, professional pizza eater, and Marilyn Manson super-fan @chelseakirchoff. Chelsea always makes me smile when she leaves a comment on one of my Big Yellow Sticky notes, and while saying nice things about one of my posts the other day, she asked me how I decided what to write […]
I’ve noticed a lot of people on social media will ask a discussion group a question along the lines of: “Do you like A or B?” or “What would you do in a situation like this…?” and the group will respond (everyone on social media is an expert on everything and you really don’t even […]