I’m Moving from Atlanta to New York

I’m moving to New York. This is no surprise to many of you. I joke that I have been half-living there for about five years from the sheer quantity of time I have been spending there for both work and pleasure. In 2008, I spent over 200 days camped out there! Every time I left, [...]

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Earl Grey Lavender Cupcakes with Lavender Buttercream

Yesterday was CupcakeCamp Atlanta! I love baking. I adore Earl Grey tea and it’s subtle bergamot flavor. I’ve been obsessed with the combination of Earl Grey and lavender together since falling in love with Mariage Frères‘s Earl Grey Impérial. I have seen plenty of Earl Grey cupcake recipes before but typically with a lemon buttercream [...]

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People No Smarter Than You

You tend to get told that the world is the way it is, but life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact; and that is that everything around you that you call life was made up by people no smarter than you… Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again. [...]

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New Agency Model: Catvertising

There’s a new agency model in town: Catvertising. It’s a solid two and a half minutes of smile.

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You Have to be Brave with Your Life

You have to be brave with your life so that others can be brave with theirs.

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Thanks For Everything Steve

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” Steve Jobs

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Winding Down Europe and Jetting Off to Asia

When I draft my blog posts from the road, I save them by date so I can attempt to post them chronologically when I have internet available. It felt very strange to date this September 26 when I arrived at the Atlanta airport for my departure on September 24. Recap of where I’ve traveled already [...]

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Remembering 9/11 – I’m Heading Home

Of course I was so anxious to get home that I forgot that my so diligently written and stamped postcards are still in my carry-on and not mailed in Amsterdam as they should have been. Well, damn. I guess it had to happen at some point. I’m on my flight home. My last flight from [...]

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