Posts for Small Hands Big Ideas


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)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
July 29, 2011 at 10:00 am
Happy Friday! I worked from home and coffee shops all week and it’s an interesting comparison for someone who has always been in an office. I liked creating my schedule, ... (more)

Your Work, Outside of Work

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
July 26, 2011 at 10:00 am
Last week I read this post, What do you do when you’re not working? from Chris Marks. Chris is a venture capitalist here in Boulder. He is on the board of Lijit and Kapost ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
July 22, 2011 at 12:09 pm
The man and I are housesitting this weekend outside of Boulder. We’re bringing our pup, and babysitting their pup. Their house sits overlooking the (snow-capped) mountains ... (more)

Limiting Beliefs – Don’t Cling to the Suckers

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
July 19, 2011 at 10:00 am
One of my friends has been single for for the last few years. She never tried online dating and even amongst our suggestions and ideas, she balked at the idea. I always wondered ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
July 15, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Happy Friday! You know what feels really good? Rearranging your furniture, cleaning your closet and changing up your living space. I did that this past week and my bedroom looks ... (more)

Book: 50 Things Your Life Doesn’t Need

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
July 11, 2011 at 10:00 am
Sam Davidson is one of my favorite writers. He shares stories in such a genuine nature and I can say that, as I’ve also had the pleasure of meeting him and talking with him. ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
July 8, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Summer is in full swing. I’ve been at my new job for one month! Craziness, right? Okay, enough of me. Short and sweet, loves. Here are some great links this week: Inc. Magazine: ... (more)

The Lotus Touts

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
July 5, 2011 at 10:00 am
This is one of those forward e-mails, but it’s one of those forward e-mails that you’re happy you received because it’s so wonderful. They fall in the 1% range ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
July 1, 2011 at 1:17 pm
Summer…Late nights where the light lasts for hours. Cold drinks in your hand. Smoky BBQ’s. Lounging. Hot heat. Basking in the sun. Ice cubes. Vacations. During an ... (more)

Kelly Cutrone’s, Normal Gets You Nowhere + A Giveaway

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
June 27, 2011 at 10:00 am
I’m a big fan of Kelly Cutrone. I love her honesty, raw ability to tell stories, her deep spirituality and her fierceness. With my own mom as an entrepreneur, I dig it and ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
June 24, 2011 at 12:20 pm
Conference week. I had the joy of jumping into the digital journalism world (my job with Kapost) at Online News Assocation’s ONACamp Denver yesterday. I helped moderate a ... (more)

The Giver Bemoans

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
June 22, 2011 at 12:34 pm
Truth be told, that little something we like to call ego, likes to slink in and slap me every once in a while. I have felt the weight on my shoulders recently. Combining the new ... (more)

Friday Linky Love

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
June 17, 2011 at 10:00 am
Holla from San Diego. One of my close friends from home is getting married this weekend and a huge crew got together, flew in (we all grew up together) and have a beach house for ... (more)

Emotional Intelligence In Hiring

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
June 15, 2011 at 12:00 pm
A few weeks ago I posted a small paragraph on Small Hands, Big Ideas’ Facebook wall: A lot of people “liked” the post and I realized that my random rambling ... (more)