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If you live in New York City like I do, you know very well that we basically skipped the nice part of spring and dove right into the gross summer. Technically, summer hasn’t even started [...]

I earned my first rank of grandma alumna status today. Soka University of America’s twelfth class of 2016 just graduated hours ago. Congratulations! Five years ago, exactly on this 27th day of [...]

I always need to remind myself that “pain is weakness leaving the body.” My first race is on Sunday, June 5th so I’ve been actively training this past week. Let me tell you, so [...]

Doors. They are ubiquitous and such an everyday part of our lives. However, Don Norman makes me think of them in a new light. Before getting into design, I never noticed how many poorly designed [...]

I’m guilty for being a compulsive declutterer. It’s not a terrible addiction. It could be worse, right? I always advocate it because it’s liberating. Decluttering started out as [...]

Last Tuesday, I attended the “Design Thinking Crash Course” hosted by The Design Gym. It was the first Meetup that I paid for and was pleasantly surprised by the quality. For $33.00, you get [...]