Annie Lee’s Attic

Annie Lee’s Attic Annie Lee’s Attic is an event and art space on the West edge of Fort Towson, available for birthda

Woody Allen famously said that life is what happens when you are making other plans. That would describe my life to a T,...
05/27/2026

Woody Allen famously said that life is what happens when you are making other plans. That would describe my life to a T, particularly these days. I have been blessed with myriad opportunities through the years. My former business partner Jim Powers always said that our best marketing work was to answer the phone and I must say that has not changed. I'm not yet at liberty to share some of the exciting projects I will be working on through the next year or so, but I can't wait to do so when the approval stamp arrives. Age doesn't define your ability to try new things. At least, that's my philosophy. Stay tuned for new and different reports from Life on the Lilypad.

P.S. Meet Frogsailles' resident turtle. You never know what you're going to find here.

A dear friend told me last night that her son is getting a counseling degree and is looking forward to using Frogville: ...
05/17/2026

A dear friend told me last night that her son is getting a counseling degree and is looking forward to using Frogville: Quest for a Family with the foster kids he works with. What a wonderful thought.

Launch day coming soon for Frogville 8. This installment focuses on the Lost Boys as they adjust to new families and new...
05/05/2026

Launch day coming soon for Frogville 8. This installment focuses on the Lost Boys as they adjust to new families and new expectations in Frogville. Foster children and the families who care for them face special challenges. Follow along as these boys and their new families navigate their unique needs.

04/24/2026

At the Tim Storey event in LA. Wonderful evening with great people.

Book 8 launching soon. My co-author Moe Rock with the LA Tribune and I can't wait to share Quest for a Family with the w...
04/11/2026

Book 8 launching soon. My co-author Moe Rock with the LA Tribune and I can't wait to share Quest for a Family with the world.

There are days you mark and days you remember. Sometimes they coincide. Tomorrow, June 30, marks the fifth anniversary o...
06/30/2025

There are days you mark and days you remember. Sometimes they coincide. Tomorrow, June 30, marks the fifth anniversary of my last day as a member of a law firm. (I had resigned from the partnership effective April 30, but stayed on to the end of June to finishing a client project.) The intervening five years have been fun, fascinating, exciting, transformative. Retirement didn't work very well for me, but Retoolment has been terrific. I thought I would repost the announcement I made about that momentous change, and which elicited the most responses I have ever received to a social media post. Happy transition day to me and I recommend that the rest of you find a way to Retool as soon as it is possible:

"Taking a cue from the Sussex Brats, I have decided that the time has come to step back and take some time for myself. On January 13th, I notified my partners at Tucker Ellis that I am retiring from the firm, effective April 30. I decided to do so while I am still young [enough] and healthy [enough] to do some of the things I have been putting off for years. The outlines of my third act are still under construction, but I expect it to be fun, exciting, and fulfilling. I have a non-profit and a couple of businesses to run, a ranch to operate, speeches to give, strategies to share, and much more to do. Stay tuned for more news as life develops."

P.S. Here's a photo of the hay meadow to demonstrate that there is life after law firm.
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The famous model and author Cynthia Manion loves Lily and the gang. If you don't have your own copies of the series, pic...
04/17/2025

The famous model and author Cynthia Manion loves Lily and the gang. If you don't have your own copies of the series, pick them up and start reading. They aren't just for children!

If you don't have copies of the latest Frogville Quest books, take a look at my friend, the model Cynthia Manion. She's ...
04/17/2025

If you don't have copies of the latest Frogville Quest books, take a look at my friend, the model Cynthia Manion. She's one of Lily's biggest fans!

Happy Saturday, everyone. Your missive today comes to you from a hotel room at the LA Airport. The time difference bet...
04/05/2025

Happy Saturday, everyone. Your missive today comes to you from a hotel room at the LA Airport. The time difference between my body clock and the local clock means I have been up and restless since daylight. I saw clock times this morning that I usually only see once a day—toward sunset, not sunrise.

I clicked on the television and realized that today was Cartoon Day. Back when I was a kid and there was no such thing as a cartoon channel, Saturday was cartoon day back then. Never a morning person, cartoon day was the only day of the week when I could pop out of bed in the morning. Some personality traits never change.

The seminar that brought me to this charming hotel at the airport is a marketing bootcamp—a training seminar for business owners and entrepreneurs to improve their interface with the world, which in turn should improve their bottom line. Time management figures high in the list of topics for speakers because consistency and focus translate into increased chances to increase profitability.

There is actually a connection between cartoon day and time management. Having a schedule, a to-do list, and a reliable calendar system all contribute to time management. My childhood lack of cartoon distractions on six days of the week meant I could focus on schoolwork, homework, or simply work back in those days. Our parents limited the cartoon calendar focus to less than four hours a week. I strongly suspect they would have done the same even if there had been more opportunities for us to access that time wasting set of programs. We didn’t really need self-discipline at home; we had parental discipline instead.

As adults, we don’t have that parental discipline so that responsibility falls on ourselves. I am not as good at time management as I should be. I could use some of that discipline to change my personal internet addition to news when I first wake up each morning! I am hoping to apply some of the lessons taught over the weekend to improve my own productivity and give me more focus on projects when I work on them.

We’ll see how that goes. I have another day of bootcamp training today and a ton of client work for the upcoming week. I decided to turn off the cartoons and do my missive a day early. That’s my attempt at time management. We will see how that works for the upcoming week.

Enjoy your own cartoon day. I’m headed out to take a short walk before a day of training. Talk to you again soon.

Sharla Frost

P.S. Here's a photo of my friend Gina St George providing a musical explanation of how to do organizational processes. Bootcamp fosters creativity!

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03/31/2025

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