I’m Not Your Mother
It may be tempting to say…”I’m not your mother” and be able to walk away; however, true moms, moms of the heart, through and through, deep into their soul, cannot walk away. Of course, I am not thinking of anything Read More …
Tag: care
How Are You?
When you start a conversation you can ask a question, but are you really looking for the answer, or just waiting to move on to the real issue? A simple: How are you? Did you like your meal? How did Read More …
It’s My Turn
I am in a book club. No lie. Or, maybe, it’s no surprise. Today, it’s my turn to host. I host once a year, every January, since I joined…5 years ago. I used to read and read and read all Read More …
Emotional Collateral
You can’t, unfortunately, take emotional collateral to the bank to fund your next venture. No matter how passionate you are or how much you care about a project, you have to find a way to quantify and most often, monetize Read More …
Fostering Change
Thematically, this post belongs right where it is, following yesterday’s post about shoes. Shoes can change a person’s life…and I am not talking about ballet slippers either. I mean, real shoes. Simple, new, never been worn before, shoes. Fostering change Read More …
On Call
I would always recommend people, whether they own a business or a home, to have people on call who are specialists. You never know what you are going to need or when you need it. Heating (more so than cooling Read More …
Shoe Shopping
I would normally be so excited to go shoe shopping… But, back to school shopping for shoes, especially, just… stinks. (Literally and figuratively – all those kids on a hot summer afternoon, taking off their older, worn out from last Read More …
But The Fish!
I have always had fond memories of my first goldfish, Joe and Millie – they were named after my great uncle and aunt on my grandmother’s side. My grandfather had “caught” them along with hundreds (???) of other fish from Read More …
Elevators and Escalators
Another “tribute” post for today. This one is because my grandfather was an elevator repairman… he had definite and strong opinions about elevators and escalators. He was right to do so. One industry paid his wages and helped him to Read More …
Knowledge is Good…
Knowledge is good, even if it is something you may not have wanted to know. Last night, I took a CPR class – so yes, this post is going the “health and medical” route today. I promise it won’t be Read More …