Tag Archives: "blogs"

March 27 marked my in-laws’ fiftieth wedding anniversary, and my parents’ fifty-second anniversary, so it was only a few days ago that I realized March 27 (auspiciously) marked an important anniversary for me, as well: the seventh anniversary of my first post on this blog. Here’s a link to that very first entry: The blog begins. I wish I could … →

Happiness interview: Tina Roth Eisenberg. A few weeks ago, I heard a fascinating talk given by Tina Roth Eisenberg, who runs a well-known design blog/studio called SwissMiss. Her site is a mesmerizing collection of beautiful design which is highly addictive — once I start looking, I can’t stop. She spoke a lot about the power of good design, and also … →

Happiness interview: Emily McKhann. I love meeting people I know from the internet in real life. In the great debate about whether technology brings people closer, or driver them further apart, I’m firmly in the first camp (though I also see the drawbacks of all this technology, too). I’m a fan of TheMotherhood, so was happy to get the chance … →

Happiness interview: Mark Frauenfelder. I’m a longtime fan BoingBoing, that hugely popular, wonderful website that’s “mischievous fun for higher primates,” so a few years ago, when I got a link and a nice email from founder Mark Frauenfelder, it was a huge thrill. Mark has a fascinating book that just came out, Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a … →

One of the most exciting things about working on my happiness project is seeing other people start their own happiness projects. I get a real kick from seeing these happiness-project blogs, where people have taken my basic idea and run with it themselves — taking the concept in so many different directions. Every happiness project is different; every one is … →