Tag: passive aggressive

  • The House of Cards Effect

    The House of Cards Effect

    Recently I was waiting on line at a coffee shop when a child fell into a full-on tantrum, complete with a perfectly executed flop-down pose. You know the pose I’m talking about: The child’s mother, her nose stuck in her iPhone, did nothing. “What’s wrong with her?” I thought. “Doesn’t she know how annoying that…

  • Let’s Get Personal

    Let’s Get Personal

    Hubbie and I recently found ourselves engaging in two different…discussions. The first involved a whole lot of bickering…making for some cranky moments at the coffee shop. The topic at hand? A small, single flyer that he designed for one of my new upcoming workshops. “I think it should look like this,” he said, pointing to his…

  • What’s Up with All the Honking?

    What’s Up with All the Honking?

    This week’s blog is available in podcast form!  You can listen/download here: What’s Up With All the Honking? Want more? Let me know by answering the quick poll at the end of this post. If enough people say “yup” then I’ll keep ’em coming, post some old favorites, and publish them to iTunes. Now, onto the…

  • Why You Can Chill Out About Other People

    Why You Can Chill Out About Other People

    A few weeks ago I was weaving my way through an art exhibit. It was set up so that you went through it in a single file line. Sounds simple, right? Except people don’t view art in the exact same way. Some could spend a whole day doing it. Others… …not so much. This particular exhibit…