It has long been clear that relying on corporate leaders to stand fast for social and economic progress is a mug’s game.

The business owner said she made sure she did not put any pressure on herself, but as soon as her baby, Rio, settled into a routine, she began making mugs.

Consider a novelty gift like a mug with a witty phrase like “World’s Best Procrastinator.”

When the couple remodeled their home, they added an office nook for Haynes just off the kitchen in the main house, where she now paints her vases, bowls, coffee mugs and potbellied teapots.

Now, with holidays and birthdays coming up, I’m heading out to inspect mugs, spoons, dishes, bookends, coasters, vases and so on at the Goodies location in Atwater Village.