Engaging in good-natured trash talking can be fun, right? Add to that a 70’s-themed tennis tournament (complete with a disco ball) that will benefit The Dictionary Project I’m supporting, and you’ve got Word-Up (Facebook event page). On Saturday, February 27th, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., area bloggers and social-media enthusiasts will step out from… Read More

This past Wednesday, 58 third graders at John F. Kennedy School received new dictionaries thanks to the dictionary project I’m participating in with local bloggers, PositiveDetroit.net and Operation: Kid Equip. The whole team (Jen Wright, Becks Davis, Lauren Weber, Erin Rose and Menachem Kniespeck) was there to witness the kids beam from ear to ear… Read More

Want to help me give dictionaries to third graders in the Hazel Park School District? Click on the widget to the right! Trust me, I know everyone is overwhelmed with “please donate” requests. This is a particularly hard time because of the recent disaster in Haiti. Even if you can only spare $5, know that… Read More

I read an interview with Bobbi Brown (the makeup artist) in today’s New York Times and thought her answers were very intriguing and different…in a good way. The first part of the interview focused on what Bobbi looks for in an employee and her hiring process. Two of her answers stood out to me: When… Read More

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. ~Ansel Adams This weekend I participated in the second Photowalks Detroit (Facebook page) event hosted at The Henry Ford Museum. I was hesitant at first to attend because I’m not a professional photographer and I only have a simple point and shoot camera.… Read More

Last night I became a Lady Gaga fan. Or, in Gaga’s words, I’m now one of her “little monsters”. I was teeter tottering on the edge of being a fan until I saw Lady Gaga in concert. Check out this Detroit Free Press review for more concert details. The concert got me thinking about how… Read More

Creativity is a very in-demand skill…and not only for the design and communication industries. Creativity can be applied to any job in any industry. There are always ways to improve products and services. Workers who think creatively are needed to help a business operate successfully. I write a lot about creativity on this blog (hence… Read More

Happy New Years Eve! It’s hard to believe, but we’re on the brink of not only a new year, but a new decade. It’s tradition to make resolutions that we (hopefully) will follow through on in the new year. I’ve set some solid goals for myself in 2010 that include redesigning this blog (same content,… Read More

I celebrated the holidays with my colleagues this week. Our holiday party was toned down compared to previous years, but we all collectively agreed this is what we wanted. It didn’t feel right to spend lavishly on a holiday event during a time when many people can’t even afford groceries. We had a happy hour… Read More