Every now and then, I need to give my income a little boost to pay for those extra things in life. You know what they are! Car repairs, higher than usual credit card bills, etc. When this happens, I’m stubbornly determined to NOT take on clients because I find the work to cause me too [...]

I’m not sure if I go on Google Trends for pure entertainment, or if it’s really helpful to my business. Go visit it now and you’ll see what I mean. It’s a playground of pop culture because it lets you tap into the collective… think about how many times Google is used during the day. [...]

The first time I had Greek yogurt with honey and walnuts was in Santorini. We traveled there in May. The wind is fierce that time of year and because of that, the jet stream is filled with sand from the Sahara desert. When asked about it, shop owners look worried - they’ll inevitably need to [...]

It happens to me nearly every time I go to the nail salon. I always show up with something in mind - a manicure or a pedicure usually. This is a typical conversation:

Me. I’d like a manicure, please.
Them. Okay, choose a color.
So I do. Then I sit down and the manicure commences.
Them. You want French [...]

I love working from home. My office is in front of this big window with a nice view of the forest behind the house. Sometimes, I can see squirrels moving back and forth like a skittering tight rope dancer  across the power lines. One time it was carrying a plastic bag - I dislike those [...]