Hi, I'm Beth
Professionally known as Beth Lee-Browning, most often greeted as “Miss Beth” by small children. Noticing the little stuff in life, the nearly invisible connections between people and things, is my jam.
Angels Wear Plaid
Noticing life out loud since 2011
Angels Wear Plaid
Noticing life out loud since 2011
A Few of My Favorite Things: Thumps, Bumps and Rescues
Pontoons, not jet skis, define lake life for me. Not that I don’t enjoy a hair-whipping spin around the lake as either spotter or skier, depending on whose turn it was. This particular day was all about the pontoon. Usually,…
At Something Approaching Quantum Speed
At Something Approaching Quantum Speed There are no fewer than 716 or 731 miles door-to-door from St. Louis, MO, to the drive between the Big and Little cabins on Big Sand Lake, depending on whose house you’re starting from and…
From Party Lines to AI
It doesn’t seem possible, but here I am, on the morning of my birthday, about to take another 365-day journey around the sun. For me, that will probably look like three fully completed marathons’ worth of words, when you include…
Done and Dusted
The comeback is always greater than the setback. What can I say, life has been, well, a lot. But the good news is that I’m back and ready for action! A quick catch-up: After 20+ years in retail and ecommerce,…
Hello seems like such a simple word…
As a natural born talker, hello is a word that comes easily to me and I've seldom regretted extending a smile and a greeting to a person in line at the grocery store, at a restaurant (if they're sitting next to me), at volunteer picnics, you name it if it's a setting with people I'm likely to engage with at least one person.
Out With THe Old, In With the New – a failed Philosphy
We Have a problem in Corporate America As a person who’s been a part of corporate America for well more than two decades, I have some observations. Back when I first entered this world, it was clear to me that…
Happy Celebration!
“In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.” ~ Marianne Williamson My life has included many different cities and states and…
One Good Thing
March 20, 2020, was the last day my team worked in the office before the state of N.Y. shut down because of COVID. Since then, we’ve been working from home. It’s been an interesting transition and a combination of the…
#metoo – I am not to Blame
My brother recently recommended a writing course through Coursera to me via email. It’s similar to the platform I began taking writing classes through, called Ed2Go. Both platforms offer a wide variety of virtual courses at a very affordable price.…
Being Mugged at Gunpoint, not an Everyday Experience…
In May of 2019, I visited my youngest son and one of my best friends in what has become one of my favorite cities, Philadelphia. Friday night we had a grand reunion gathering with many friends I had grown to…
Color Blindness and Assimilation, Food for Thought…
I’m currently listening to the thought-provoking book How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. As a white woman, ‘of a certain age,’ I grew up believing that being ‘color blind’ was the equivalent of being antiracist. This, to…
Building Community During COVID19
My move to Update NY has been a tough one for a variety of reasons, one of them being, it’s been challenging to build community and make friends. Something I’ve prided myself on finally learning how to do when moving…