Earth Day 2026
Today is Earth Day. The theme this year is “Our Power, Our Planet,” a reminder that we all have a responsibility to love on Mother Earth. For me, the images sent back from recent Artemis II mission …
Farewell Q1 – Setting Success for the Rest of 2026
New Year’s Day. January 1 is arguably the most common time for the whole world to hit the ground running. Building vision boards, setting exercise goals, drafting reading checklists, and enrolling in classes. The pressure to …
Finding Inspiration – Where Blue Wagon Group Pros Turn for Motivation
“Life’s tough, get a helmet,” they say. Seasons and stages come and go. The wise person prepares for the highs and the lows with regular methodical self-care practices and an attitude of gratitude. Today feels like one …
Working Moms Day: A Day to Recognize the Moms Who Bring It
When my daughter was young, I managed media relations for a nonprofit organization at the forefront of suicide postvention for military families. We had just responded to breaking news about research showing escalating military suicide rates. …
My Words to Live By – Creativity, Sparks and Maintaining Them
Robin Williams was widely regarded as one of the great comic geniuses of our time — undeniably mad, brilliant, troubled, and full of heart. So, when he said in 1978, “You’re only given a little spark of …
Searching for Unbiased Journalism – News Literacy
This week is National News Literacy Week. And what better time to seek out unbiased journalism than now, when it seems as if there are only two flavors of reporting, right and left. The current atmosphere is …
Commonly Misused Idioms and Phrases
We all have our pet peeves and one of mine is misused phrases, whether in speech or in the written word (horrors!). Here are a few of the idioms that cause me to wince. Moot Point. Some people …
Why People Procrastinate and How to Overcome It
As we start the new year it’s natural to think about what we want to change or improve upon. Some people might have “stop procrastinating” on their list of resolutions, along with the usual things like …
Most Searched 2025 AP Style Hacks … Plus Old Standbys
As we prepare to say goodbye to 2025, we thought it might be interesting to see what the most common questions were this year from the “Bible” of journalistic writing, the AP Stylebook. Gender, Race, Ethnicity Not surprisingly, …
Blue Wagon Group Supports Non-Profits on Giving Tuesday and Every Day
Today is Giving Tuesday, our culture’s response to the buying frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Personally, it’s my favorite of the three back-to-back secular holidays. It’s my favorite because not only is giving back an …