Author: Colleen Newvine Tebeau
Have you ever read this blog and thought to yourself, “I could do that” or maybe even “I could do better?” Here’s your chance to prove it. I’m looking for guest bloggers. Every time someone makes an insightful point in the comments, it reminds me that everyone comes at this topic of living life intentionally with their own perspective and…
I started getting migraine headaches in high school. Actually, I was diagnosed with cluster headaches — a rare treat with the nickname “suicide headaches.” They get their name because they come in clusters. Once I got one headache, I could pretty well count on getting several more that week. If you know anything about migraines, which involve intense pain, nausea,…
I think part of the reason I was drawn to journalism was the power of deadlines — you probably can’t work for long at a newspaper if you don’t understand that there’s no compromise in whether your story makes the paper or not. On time, it does. Late, you miss, and you probably get to enjoy a conversation with your…
A few recent blog posts got conversations started, though most of the insights were shared elsewhere. I’m bringing some of it back here to make sure you get to enjoy input from other readers. My post on the dancing baby video and why adults should follow the little ones’ example drew some comments on WordPress, plus several more on Facebook.…
I know I’m late to the party but I’d be remiss if I didn’t post about two true stories of life transformation — Julia Child and Julie Powell — celebrated on the big screen this summer. Julie Powell was lost in a cubicle job when she decided to blog about making her way through Child’s Mastering the Art of French…
If you have been on the Web at all in the last few weeks, chances are you’ve had at least one friend share the dancing baby YouTube video with you. Maybe dozens? It’s become such a hit that MSNBC reports the baby’s dad started getting 10 e-mails a minute. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikTxfIDYx6Q] Why has baby Cory Elliott gotten about 2.5 million views…
While I do confess a weakness for costume jewelry and flashy shoes, I am, in my heart, a practical girl. Whenever I’m considering a significant purchase, I ponder “Do I really need this? Can I make do without it?” The answers were “No” and “Yes” for all three of these kitchen purchases we’ve made. But I stand behind all three.…
Editor’s note: This is a fairly lengthy post. I suggest you fire up Preservation Hall’s live performance on World Cafe, maybe mix yourself a hurricane, and settle in. Ben Jaffe grew up with dreams of becoming a modern jazz musician, “really hell bent on moving to New York.” Family responsibility and appreciation of where he’d come from put him on…
As you might recall, I’m newly obsessed with the idea of making my own pickles. I haven’t actually done it but I like to think I will so I’ve bought equipment and reading material, which is practically the same as doing it, right? By this same logic, taking my gym bag to the office equals a work out, by the…
Apparently the topic of going to bed with your mate generates a lot of interest — and truly, I’m just talking about sleeping. The Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Momania blog quoted my blog post about Lucy and Ricky beds maybe being good for your marriage. Check out Theresa’s post — and the dozens of passionate comments — here. Then Information House…
What do you think when you watch re-runs of old TV shows where married couples retire to a bedroom with two twin beds a very safe distance from one another? You might make a joke about how Lucy got pregnant with Ricky way over there — remember, it was a time when you couldn’t even say “pregnant” on TV —…
More magazine, which bills itself as a “comprehensive resource and community for women over 40,” is hosting a Reinvention Convention Oct. 5 in New York. The Web site says: Are you ready to revamp your career? Tackle money management questions? Rev up your style, health and maybe your sex life, too? Then join the editors of More, top experts and…
Today, election season kicked off in Grand Rapids, Mich. Not to choose a mayor, but to decide who will win about $450,000 in prize money up for grabs in ArtPrize. ArtPrize bills itself as a radically open art contest — some 1,200 artists have their work on display, competing for first prize of $250,000, which is chosen by votes from…
For the three readers who’ve gotten used to the rhthyms of Newvine Growing, you’ve noticed that I often do shorter posts during the week and a longer, more in depth piece on the weekend. I had one ready to go Saturday but we’re having some Internet connectivity issues at home. Time Warner’s customer service was outstanding — patient, clear, almost no…
Rick Field, founder of New York pickle concern Rick’s Picks, recently taught a dill pickle making class at farmers market in Prospect Park. As he waited for the brine to heat up in a kettle on a propane burner, Field talked about his unlikely transition from television producer to artisanal pickle maker. As the New York Press reported: Field wasn’t…
Keith Ferrazzi, author of Who’s Got Your Back and Never Eat Lunch Alone, recently tweeted: Over time, we will be within 10 % of income of our closest friends. Similar for weight, health. A story in this weekend’s New York Times magazine, headlined Is Happiness Catching?, went deeper than 140 characters on the influence of our friends. The story about…
Jennifer Worick Jennifer Worick, a crafty Seattle gal with a slew of published books and a couple of blogs, recently wrote a blog post about letting go of rigid expectations and learning to roll with life’s unpredictable nature. It starts: Until a few years ago, I thought I was just a logical person with high standards for myself and others.…
Thanks to Twitter, I learned about the Slow Money conference — I hadn’t heard of it until I saw Stowe Boyd’s 140-character updates Thursday. BusinessWeek writes: There’s a conference going on in Santa Fe this week about Slow Money. The idea behind slow money, modeled on the 20-year-old slow food movement, is to create an infrastructure for investing in local…
John and I have just started watching This American Life via Netflix. Since John worked at an NPR affiliate for eight years, we’re well acquainted with the wonderful radio version but we’ve just gotten the first disc of the Showtime TV series. Ira Glass is a spectacular story teller. I don’t know if his approach is the same for television,…
I met Rob Pasick years ago, when I was business editor at the Ann Arbor News and he was an interesting local character — a psychologist and executive coach and who was working the media not about his day job but about his book “Conversations with My Old Dog.” We’ve stayed in touch off and on over the years, and…
When I first met Sarah Endline at a Michigan alumni event, she had the kind of job lots of MBA students envy, working at Yahoo as the major search engines were really coming into power. When she told me she was leaving the corporate world to start a premium chocolate company, I was surprised. She didn’t have a background in…
While I am a long way from dethroning Oprah’s media empire, I am still excited — August was Newvine Growing’s best month yet for visits. Thank you so much for spending time reading, and thanks especially to those of you who have shared your thoughts and feedback in comments. I find my August numbers especially satisfying because I expected people…
Much has been written since Michael Jackson’s death about his huge influence on pop culture. Don’t get me wrong, I listened to Thriller on the cheap little turntable in my bedroom nonstop, but I think John Hughes got overshadowed because he had a heart attack while everyone was still fixated on the King of Pop. John Hughes transformed my teenage…