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Grandma’s Christmas

My friend, Janis Collins, recently told this story at the Beaverton Story Slam. I asked her permission to share it on my blog. I’m not sure what woke me up first that Christmas night – the creak of my older brother’s footsteps on the wood floor or my own adrenaline. But…

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One Small Step – or Donation – toward Changing the World

My nephew Bryan Caforio is seeking his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives from the 25th Congressional District in California. And small donations are the key to turning this district from red to blue. Though this seat is in California, everyone wins by electing representatives throughout the country…

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Movie Screening of Minimalism

"Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things" WHEN:    Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 at 7-9 p.m. Please join NAPO Oregon (National Association of Professional Organizers) for a Gathr® movie screening of the documentary Minimalism, a film about The Minimalists and choosing to live a more simple life. NAPO Oregon members will be on hand to introduce…

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One Small Step toward Changing the World

Thirty-three years ago on March 5 my nephew Bryan Caforio was born. Today he is seeking his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives from the 25th Congressional District in California. Today, I am seeking your support to help elect Bryan through My Project 70, the project I designed to celebrate my milestone birthday…

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Money Can Buy Happiness

“Money can buy happiness” according to Michael Norton, an Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. In Norton’s TED Talk from Cambridge, MA in 2011, he demonstrated that when people spent money on themselves, nothing happened. But, when people spent money on other people, they got happier. Would you like to…

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