Category: General

If you know me in real life or have worked with me for any length of time, you know that I’m a fixer. I like the hum of things running well; when something’s off, it catches my attention. I will focus on this until it’s been resolved, and I am known to roll up my…

You’ve lost count of your productivity app subscriptions. Your Google Calendar might be more colorful than a box of crayons. So why does it still feel like you’re doing everything twice? The problem usually isn’t your tools. It’s that they’re not talking to each other. This Isn’t New, But It Used to Require a Developer…

Some friends wanted a consistent weekly local knitting and crochet group and thought I’d be a good fit as facilitator and technique problem solver. I resisted. I’ve taught individuals my entire career. I’ve done a few workshops here and there, but could I handle a group? I wasn’t sure. Then I realized for nearly a…

In the previous post, I explored formjacking, the sneaky cyberattack that steals customer’s sensitive payment details from checkout pages. In this post, we’ll explore some concrete actions. Securing your site is not about one magic fix. Instead, think of your defenses as interlocking layers that protect both your business and your customer trust. Build a…

When nothing is going how you believe it should and you are frustrated, the solution is simple. Reboot. Writer Anne Lamott shared this at her TED talk back in 2017 and it went viral at the time for good reason. She said, “almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes.…

While most of my planning and goal setting happens in the autumn, I often use the new calendar year as a time to make small changes for my business. This year is no exception and I’ve set a modest goal: remain flexible and find new ways to adapt during this continued and prolonged period of…

When I first started writing blog posts on this site, I often created tutorials for specific technologies. At the time it made sense, my clients needed help to do a particular task and I like to share useful information. In recent years, even though the need remains, my posts have shifted focus. Why? Several reasons.…

As I’ve written, Black lives matter. I found How to be an Antiracist (library availability) as well as Me and White Supremacy (library availability) to be two good places to start learning. I’m reading The Torture Letters (library availability) to begin to better understand how we arrived at certain current events. To create lasting change…

One of the first questions about my planning system that I’m often asked is “What do I use?” While I find the question exacerbating, I understand. It is one of the first questions I ask others! Why do we pose this question? I believe it’s a combination of reasons that boil down to curiosity. We…