by Dawn | Feb 18, 2014 | self-improvement
I want to have coffee with a friend. We struggle to squeeze it in. “How about two Fridays from now?” Why can’t we get our calendars to stop fighting so we can drink coffee? Eventually, one calendar wins. Coffee arrives. What starts as coffee with a...
by Dawn | Jul 9, 2013 | self-improvement, writing
I got outed. “Is this you following me with this blog?” “Yes,” I confessed. I wanted to say, “no.” I’d just pushed the button on what I thought would be my blog. I thought it was good. It was not. I got caught. My friend...
by Dawn | Jun 18, 2013 | self-improvement
I’m giving an exam. There’s a lot of human suffering–the kind that makes a kid have to go to the bathroom. One girl left to accomplish this task. “Miss, there’s a bird.” “Someone gave you the bird?” This is urban...
by Dawn | May 26, 2013 | education reform, leadership
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” –Thomas Jefferson I was reading a message from a friend who wants to improve his product. I said I’d give my honest opinion. The other day, I looked at a website. I said, “Looks...
by Dawn | May 23, 2013 | business, education reform, music
We were playing guitar, last night. My husband is a classically trained guitarist. I’m an untrained disaster. It’s a perfect combination. Sort of like The Monkees, who I loved growing up. One musician and a cute front man. I’m the cute front man. I...
