Author Archives: Molly
Woman Owned Business Start-Up: Tool Kit
Over coffee I talked with my neighbor for the last few years (yes, years) about her concept for Lucky Planet Foods. I was happy to help share some of my business experience. She is creative, a fabulous foodie and committed … Continue reading
Woman-Owned Start-Up Business: Just Do It!
Have you ever thought about creating a product or a business but decided not to pursue it — only to find that later someone else has made a huge success out of your idea? Each year I shell out hundreds … Continue reading
Woman-owned Business Start-Up: Five Reasons NOT to Do It!
If you are thinking about a business start-up…quick, reconsider. Remember: 1. A start-up can cost you TONS of your money and leave you in the poor house. 2. The world is really competitive: do you seriously think you have what … Continue reading
Woman-owned Business Start up: It’s So Crazy It Just Might Work!
Hello my dear blog readers. I am sorry for my disappearance. My last post, which featured a photo of banged up cardboard box that arrived after our trip to Viet Nam, came to you a month ago today. Since then … Continue reading
Travel: Never Enough Room in My Suitcase
When I’m in a country I adapt to the culture quickly. I noticed on baggage carousels that a lot of people in Asia travel with taped up boxes. By the end of my trip I was doing the same. My … Continue reading
Khmer Rouge: Bearing Witness
I had to wait until I returned home to write about the war attrocities in Viet Nam and Cambodia. The contrast of the beauty of these countries and people and impact of decades of war made the trip sobering. I … Continue reading
Palace Fish
If I could wish, I’d be a fish, for just a day or two. To flip and flash, and dart and splash, with nothing else to do. And never anyone to say, are your quite sure you washed today? I’d … Continue reading
Travel and Laundry
Traveling in a hot climate with limited clothing means that often you just want to throw whatever you’ve been wearing for the last few days right into the trash. (I know someone who brings only old underwear on trips and … Continue reading
Asia: Pick Your Own Dinner
Once, in Sun Valley, Idaho, I crossed a bridge over the stream where the trout on the menu was still swimming. In a steak houses in Washington, D.C. the waiter bring various cuts of raw meat on a tray right … Continue reading
Viet Nam: Did You Know?
I thought pineapples grew on trees or something…nope. One pineapple to a plant. They are hard to cut up but looks to me like they are even harder to grow!