Everyone loves and appreciates personal attention. It starts out with the tiniest of humans. Babies are the ultimate in loving personal attention…then as toddlers, you lose some – maybe you have a sibling join the family or maybe your parents Read More …
As a child, I would have given pretty much anything to be able to create spells, make things appear out of thin air and to have been able to get my pen to write my homework. While I thought it Read More …
The heck with craft soda… try craft beer instead. Even the waiters who deliver it to your table are better than your average servers. Better yet, the people who make it tend to have this love of food, too. Great Read More …
Literally, just one day after I commented on our restaurant, passing on the well known national brands for their own version of craft soda, I see this sign at Starbucks. I didn’t see it until I picked up my beverage Read More …
As an adult, it is often difficult for me to remember, way back when… when I was a kid and didn’t know ANYTHING. So for the gadzillionth time, I have asked one of my kids to fill out a card. Read More …
You can be envious of almost anything, but mermaid envy is completely acceptable. Everyone thinks mermaids are amazing. Yes, everyone. They’re mythological, beautiful, they can breathe underwater and they aren’t a fish, a shark or a sea turtle. Ariel may Read More …
Certainly, there are many, many things that are life changing. One of the most impact-full is becoming a mom (or a dad, I just happened to be at a baby shower today. A lot more focus on the mom, by Read More …
Children should be our inventors in all things. They just see things that we cannot, or more likely choose not to see. Anything that is round-ish or scooped – boom! It’s a hat. A few books = a step-stool. A Read More …
Had a conversation today about beach towns. This one verses that one. In reality, this is not better, and yet not worse than there either; just different. Beaches from east to west and north to south are all similar – Read More …
My husband used to tell me about one of his employer’s policies about being present, not about being on time or meeting deadlines. This isn’t exactly this phrase, but it was essentially that all staffers should “be here now”. Phones Read More …