Every minute of my spare time is currently devoted to devouring A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Three (affiliate link) on my Kindle. (If you haven’t read this epic series yet, I highly recommend it – but you’ll need lots of time.) The books are violent and gruesome beyond belief, [...]

On this Blog Action Day 2012, I want to write about my involvement in the Decorah Schools Wellness Committee: How I got there, what we do, and why it’s amazing! I grew up in Sweden where lunch is free for all children (in fact, Sweden is one of only three countries in Europe to offer [...]

In my home office, I have a big, empty space to the left of my desk between a bookcase and the window. The wall is a lovely, pale yellow that I picked out when we bought our home. It is calming and serene, yet energizing. Over a year ago, when I first created my office [...]

Sometimes ideas stick with you and nag you until you don’t really have a choice but to do something about it. I had one such idea several months ago when I was running on the treadmill and reading the book Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Dan and Chip Heath. They book [...]

Here in Decorah, Earth Day is an all-weekend affair. The celebration started just a few minutes ago with the Co-op Earth Day Celebration at the Oneota Community Co-op. There will be live music and locally-produced hamburgers, hotdogs, and more! I’ll be heading down there as soon as I finish this blog post, practice a little [...]