It’s true: I’m knocking on the big 4-0’s door and I never thought I’d be the kind of person to work without a net. But I am.

When I needed to grow from a part-time, one-woman show into a full-on consulting firm, something became clear: I needed to stop running through hallways on fire.

The Redhead went to ARTMA in Denver last Saturday…she lost three eggs but walked away with wood.

Earlier today, Todd Defren posted his recap of the decade over at PR-Squared. My first reaction was: holy shit –…

Dawning recognition: I work so my pets can crap.

I really suck at having patience. Growing up, my mom gave me a magnet that said, “Lord, give me patience but I want it right now!” It clung to the refrigerator for years – funny how my mother knew me to the core even when I was 7.

A farewell to Mr. David Crowley and remembering the teachers who shaped and continue to shape my life.

What have you broken lately? If the answer is “nothing,” then it might be time to do some damage.

Face it: sometimes business sucks. Something we’ve put a ton of effort into craps the bed and we’re left with no choice but to scrap everything and…start over. Go back to square one. Ask our buddy for a “gimme.”

Plain and simple – I suck. Mozilla ate half my blog this week, I’ve had more issues with WordPress than are in print with TIME magazine. My hair is static-y. I had The Plague for the first part of the week.