life lessons

3 min read 2022-06-25 15:28:24

Grocery Stores in Rome

Tuna is a main staple in Italy. This generic store brand is half the price of the fancy gourmet kind. Grocery stores in Rome are small, but, you

3 min read 2022-06-15 23:12:31

Who knew marshmallows could be so scary?? My favorite marketer blogger let me down today. They discussed why some people are wealthy. It’s because

5 min read 2022-06-04 20:53:23

By Caitlin Kelly My birthday is June 6. This year (gulp) is a landmark/milestone birthday, one many never reach. Some thoughts from a few

21 min read 2022-05-30 20:53:13

What Does the Book, “Man’s Search for Meaning”, Have to Do with Chronic Illness??? With over 10 million copies sold, Viktor Frankl’s book,

5 min read 2022-05-24 03:55:33

Photo: Johnny Zhang I started this collection of life lessons in 2020 for my 38th birthday and will update it each year with a new lesson that I’ve

2 min read 2022-05-23 17:04:33

After two years of only designing and facilitating online meetings, I’m suddenly immersed in preparing for in-person meetings again. And that

1 min read 2022-05-23 00:29:51

“For those of you who write blogs or articles, how do you keep yourself motivated to find ideas and write when you have zero

7 min read 2022-05-22 14:42:25

Rome is a great place to be a tourist. I’m not a tourist, but I get asked a lot of questions… so here is the info, all in one place. Even more

18 min read 2022-05-18 02:26:24

If you follow me on Twitter, you may have already tuned into the new series I’ve been doing – #MorningWalkTalk. It’s pretty much just me

1 min read 2022-05-06 23:24:24

Early May. Sitting in the bay window upstairs at Cricklewood revising for finals. My pink vest and purple jeans phase. A fisherman’s cap to set

1 min read 2022-04-22 21:11:15

I said here a couple of years ago that Natalie Jabbar’s blog of curated poems each April is like a rare flowering plant blooming suddenly in the

4 min read 2022-04-10 10:00:43

Losing is part of life. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, things just don’t go your way. For kids, the first time they lose can be devastating.

1 min read 2022-04-04 23:49:03

Our tiny minds blown by ‘The Wreck of the Deutschland’, ‘Spelt From Sibyl’s Leaves’ and ‘As Kingfisher’s Catch Fire’, we found

1 min read 2022-03-28 16:17:59

On a spring day as far from ‘late in dour October’ it would be harder to imagine, James Schuyler’s The Bluet surprises and delights. It’s

6 min read 2022-03-25 12:02:20

Hey SUM family, Tiffany here! Since my last writing, I had to confront some tough topics with my children. This ranged from introducing them to the