Bundle Deal
It seemed like a fair price…then we found out that it was a bundle deal. Even better! This doesn’t always happen. Sometimes, they saddle you with a bunch of products or services that you don’t need or want. You feel Read More …
Try Three Times
If you try three times and it still doesn’t work, do you: My answer to this question will vary depending on a wide variety of circumstances. If someone who is more experienced is around, then I might ask them. I Read More …
Higher Expectations
When you have higher expectations, but people let you down. People you don’t even know. They just. Go. Crazy. Like, really unhinged. A reaction that was totally unexpected. You believed that everything would be normal. In fact, you told your Read More …
Make the Easy Plan
It isn’t hard. You know what you need to do. Make the easy plan. Call. Text. Reach out. Schedule a back up. It isn’t complicated and yet, if you do not make the easy plan you will suffer the consequences. Read More …
Great Idea
When someone has a great idea…completely out of the blue. Celebrate the good fortune. Encourage them to keep talking about it. Ask more questions and help them flesh it out a bit more. Help them to craft the process to Read More …
Getting Ready
You can spend a week getting ready. Will it be enough time? That depends. List out what you need to accomplish. Figure out how many people will be able to help. Line up some extras just in case. Rely on Read More …
Important Stuff First
We have to do the important stuff first, then…the rest can or will follow. It doesn’t always happen this way. Sometimes the littlest things cry out the loudest and get the attention that they don’t truly deserve. This is why Read More …
Ask or Guess
You can ask or guess the right answer. Which will it be and what will you learn? Perhaps there is no right way to go about it. Perhaps they don’t know. Or Perhaps they don’t want to tell you what Read More …
Same As It Ever Was
It is the same as it ever was…If not better, when you go back after all those years. You should enjoy the memories and create new ones. Try something new on the menu but pick a few of the old Read More …
This Winter
This winter has not been our very best friend. The east has been colder. Extra snow and more days below freezing – a good bunch below zero – definitely pressuring even the hardiest of the perennials in the garden. The Read More …