Savithoughts
My latest ramblings.
My latest ramblings.
September 25, 2014 I read a blog post on Huffington Post Parents today titled, 11 Things Only Parents of Boys Understand, thinking, as a Mom of two boys, here’s something I will truly get a kick out of. But with only one exception, where the item was a fact in our house (farts are funny), […]
April 28, 2014 There were two great articles recently from PRSA offering advice on breaking out on your own. One was in the Strategist, by Joseph Curley, and the other in Tactics, by Stu Opperman. Both provided very different guidance for people thinking about starting their own consultancy. Both offered tips and checklists that I […]
Media relations. Sigh. For many PR people, it’s the core of what we do. For many others, it is but just one strategy out of many we use to get the job done. I am in the latter camp. I use it sparingly, when it is the right strategy for what my client or company […]
Everyone has had at least one bad breakup in their love life, or at least, if they haven’t, they should. Not that I wish it on anyone. It’s just such an important experience to have. Usually, it’s a catalyst for growth and self-reflection, which ultimately yields greater wisdom and maturity. The same can be said […]
This phrase, “Out of the Mouths of Babes” comes from a Bible passage referring to the surprising wisdom of children. We use it in everyday language to remark in wonder at what children – the young and inexperienced – sometimes say to us. I am 41. About a year ago, someone more senior to me […]
I noticed this morning (on my way into Starbucks with the kids for a celebratory doughnut on the last day of pre-school) that the Bloom grocery store in my neighborhood suddenly had the words Food Lion across the front. Wait a minute, I thought. I scratched my head. Was it all a dream? Wasn’t this store Bloom […]