by Katherine Mair | Sep 8, 2020 | General, Life, MAD Blather, Study
“I waddled into my new classroom. My legs were shaking, and I was pretty much gasping for air. I pushed myself to the front of the room. The teacher asked me a few questions, but I just couldn’t answer them. I mean I could, but the answers were swirling around...
by Katherine Mair | Aug 14, 2020 | General, Life, MAD Blather, Study, Work
I’ve often mentioned my love of jigsaw puzzles. Last night my partner and I finished a 6000 piece jigsaw puzzle representing one of the greatest masterpieces of the seventeenth century, Las Meninas painted in 1656 by Don Diego de Silva Velazquez and now housed in the...
by Katherine Mair | Nov 9, 2016 | General, MAD Blather
I was all psyched to tell my daughter that we were going to have the first female President of the United States. Now I have to face the reality of a misogynist, violent racist taking over the most powerful and influential office in the world – and elected by the very...
by Katherine Mair | Jan 3, 2016 | General, Life, MAD Blather
In the wake of the New Year there has been much written about resolutions. Setting them. Not setting them. Questioning the fundamental concept of ‘new’. Exploring the unacceptable. We’re all different. So it makes sense we all have a different take on the transition...
by Katherine Mair | Dec 16, 2015 | General, Life, MAD Blather
It was a crazy morning. Not so much what was going on outside. But inside. Mind racing. A terribly anxious feeling in my gut. That awful, free floating, up in the air kind. I’d had several hectic weeks and a to-do list that felt completely overwhelming. But this...
by Katherine Mair | Sep 30, 2015 | General, MAD Blather, Work
There are a lot of lists flying about these days. The top 30 ways to better manage time. The top 20 things great leaders do. The top 15 things you should never do. And the list goes on. How on earth are we supposed to remember twenty things? Can there really be a top...
