What I learned creating an old-school community cookbook

How I learned to be a bee in everyone's bonnet.

As a parent who has an opinion about nearly all the things (ha!) I feel strongly that I don’t want my kids out there selling things to other families that we would use in our own house. So about a year ago my friend Talina and I got talking about how we might develop a […]

How to set a theme for 2018

Think specific, think big-picture, then revise as needed.

Here’s something we don’t think about enough in the early weeks of January: Our themes for the year. Themes, as in literature, are overarching principles and ideas learned through life experiences. Think Shakespearean here: Ambition, Love, Generosity, Man vs. Wild, Gratitude, Creativity, Loving Kindness, the list can go on and on. Themes are the takeaway, […]

How I got my dream job using the Dreambook Planner

A little goal setting can go a long way.

I’m not exaggerating at all with the title on this one. I got my dream job last December, and I have the Rituals for Living Dreambook Planner to thank, at least partially. Here’s how it happened. At the beginning of each year, I meet my bestie, the poet Stephanie Lenox, for a “Board Meeting.” A […]

The MVP (Minimum Viable Product) for Book Authors

What it is, why you should build one, and how it can spread your big, beautiful project.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to set the stage for the release of a book I am writing, an 80s memoir about houses. The bulk of my proposal for this book is finished, but I find myself  digging into the section about author platform and thinking (and over-thinking) the many ways I […]