Posts for Small Hands Big Ideas


Career: Sans The Manual

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
October 25, 2011 at 10:00 am
My post-collegiate career consists of online startups, entrepreneurs, social media, community building, expanding users and marketing. Recently, I was thinking that the two jobs, ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
October 21, 2011 at 12:44 pm
Happy Friday people. This is my current view right now. Also, last weekend this is the bicycle/bar ride we cruised around Boulder on. Along the way, we stopped at bars. By the ... (more)

Health Insurance is Confusing + Giveaway

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
October 18, 2011 at 1:48 pm
So you know these grown-up things where you have a 401k or need to choose the appropriate health insurance, it involves money, and you’re not really sure what it all means? ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
October 14, 2011 at 11:30 am
When you have a hard week, month, or maybe year, I just remind myself that this isn’t permanent, that it will pass, that life sorts itself out, even when it doesn’t ... (more)

Women Connect, Men Exchange

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
October 11, 2011 at 6:34 pm
My friend Jodi and I have this quip. Whenever we get together (usually over an incredible meal) our men sneak off to another corner of the room talk about Scotch (while they sip ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
October 7, 2011 at 10:37 am
This week, Lijit, the company I was with for the last three years was acquired!  Although I’m not longer there as I made the leap to another exciting startup, four months ... (more)

9 Seconds

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
October 5, 2011 at 6:31 pm
9 seconds. That’s how short our attention spans are. The culprit is largely due to the web. Our attention spans used to be 20 minutes long, yet, over generations a study ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
September 30, 2011 at 11:29 am
I’m tired. This was a big week with something every moment my eyes were open. It’s funny, I don’t have anything to say…except thank you for being here, ... (more)

Make the Blogger IRL: A Love Story

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
September 28, 2011 at 10:00 am
Elisa of Ophelia’s Webb recently wrote a really amazing post about how the brilliant bloggers of the world, are ruining her singleness Granted, I am not single but I am in ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
September 23, 2011 at 12:38 pm
Today is the first day of Fall. I really love this season. The tucking in as the colder months are ahead, the changing leaves (used to live in Vermont, leaf peepers anyone?), warm ... (more)

Blissiple – A Look Into My Childhood

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
September 20, 2011 at 10:00 am
Growing up, the word bliss was spoken a lot. It may not be your typical childhood remembrance word, but in my household, my parents used it all the time. This phrase stands out: ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
September 16, 2011 at 11:56 am
Happy Friday! Onto the program. Friday Linky Love: Beats & Treats: 10 things we did as tweens (relates if you were born in the 80′s) Selfish Mom: The Blogger Pledge AdAge: ... (more)

You Can Tell A lot About A Person When…

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
September 13, 2011 at 10:00 am
I started this list for fun, then I realized, it’s rather interesting. I think you can tell a lot about people in specific instances and circumstances – hence, their ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
September 9, 2011 at 10:00 am
I’ve been at a conference all week in Cleveland: Conference Marketing World. It was interesting and I believe, content marketing is the future for brands, content and storytelling. ... (more)

Breaking Rules

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
September 6, 2011 at 11:55 am
In a favorite post from Martha Beck she uncovers 20 questions you should be asking yourself. One question she asks is: where should I break the rules? If everyone kept all the ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
September 2, 2011 at 10:00 am
My family has been in town all week and my little bro, just moved to Denver to spend one of his final Trimesters of college at their Denver campus (Providence, RI is their HQ). ... (more)

What Are You Willing to Pay For?

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
August 29, 2011 at 10:00 am
Last week I had no free time. I pulled open my closet doors and saw my ominous pile of laundry. I sighed in dismay. I was past the point of doing a quick load of laundry. There ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
August 26, 2011 at 10:00 am
            Book Recommendation: Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain. This book is for real, a walk-the-talk honest account from Ryan Blair a now, ... (more)

In a Room Full of Men

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
August 22, 2011 at 10:00 am
Last week, as I sat in a serious pow-wow of ideas, thought, strategy, process and sales innovation at work, I took a moment to step back and realized oh, I’m the only woman ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
August 19, 2011 at 10:53 am
Happy Friday friends. If you live in a college town you know what it’s like to have the students (new and returning) ascend onto your city. It’s happening here in Boulder, ... (more)

Do You Ever Truly Miss An Opportunity?

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
August 16, 2011 at 10:00 am
I have this school of thought that there are no missed opportunities. As in, where you are now, is where you’ve been led and there’s something to gain, something to ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
August 12, 2011 at 10:31 am
This is a condensed week of close friends moving here (if you build it, they will come, seriously) and concerts. I saw Sade and John Legend last night and it was one of the best ... (more)

Take Time Away and Clean Your Closet

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
August 10, 2011 at 11:07 am
As the Summer is nearing its end, I took a peaceful four days (too short, probably) back home to Iowa to see my family and friends. Iowa corn we grilled with a fresh basil and ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
August 5, 2011 at 10:00 am
I’m home, with my wonderful family and wonderful man. Since we both started new jobs at the beginning of this Summer, this is our first real vacation for the Summer. Albeit ... (more)

Bibliophile: I

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
August 1, 2011 at 10:00 am
Oh, hello. If you haven’t caught on, I’m a geek for books. My mom has video footage of me “reading” out loud to her and going through books, even before ... (more)