The vast majority of electronic communication today is via social media, according to Paul Greenberg, a relationship management consultant. At first I didn't believe it. But then I thought about the viral nature of communication via social networks, and the statistic started to make sense. So, I have been thinking for a while that I […]
When the kids and I arrived at the farm the day of the wedding, I got out of the car and the farmer said, “You’re wearing black?” My son went to the hen house to collect eggs. The farm cats love eating raw eggs, but on a farm, you only feed the cats scraps. My […]
Coats are very important on the farm. Mine are always not dry enough, not warm enough, or not dirty enough for going into the chicken house. So when I'm on the farm I just wear one of the farmer's coats. 1. Clarify personal needs that are threatened by the conflict. And hats. Do you see […]
I’m getting married on Saturday. We will talk about that in a minute. First, I want to address the recent onslaught of complainers who have entered my life. People who tell me I’ve jumped the shark. Honestly, I had never even heard this idiom until people started writing it in my comments section. But I’ve […]
I have often thought that we choose to marry someone who has something we don’t have, but we wish we had. So it makes sense that now that I feel secure in my relationship with the farmer, I am going to tell you what he has that I want: Photos for my blog. I’m so […]
You would not know from my blog that I actually make money from it. The first reason you wouldn’t know is that there are no ads on the blog. The second reason you wouldn’t know is that I haven’t posted in a week. In fact, though, blogging has made me tons of money. I could […]
It is not lost on me that my blog is slowly becoming a platform to announce video chats. So I think I’m going to have to do some fast confessing so that you guys don’t all unsubscribe. I’m getting married to the farmer. Yep. April 17. Well, not really. I mean, I can’t totally get […]
I keep wanting to use the word webinar, but I can’t decide if it is too jargony. This lexical conundrum reminds me of when the word workout went mainstream. It sounded too jargony to me, and I used to say go-to-the-gym and a not-so-snappy stand-in. Should I use the word webinar? Should I tell you […]
I am a person who lives and dies by her to-do list. And right now, I'm dying. I'm dying because I am following all the prescribed rules except one. Here are things I'm doing well: 1. I clear my inbox. I deal with each email the second I read it—by responding, deleting, or transferring to […]
Thanks to dating sites, we have a great way to gather data about the human condition without having to write grant proposals to the National Science Foundation. I first became aware of this bastion of data when OK Cupid announced that older women benefit from showing cleavage in their photos, but younger women don’t. I […]