Set Lofty Goals
When you start a business, you want to reach for the sun, the moon and the stars. You set lofty goals so that when you achieve them, you can say that you got farther than anyone thought you could go. Read More …
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Oh Those French
Many Americans (and other world people) will say “oh, those French…” and it isn’t meant in a good way. So, my ancestry is French – ooh la la – yea, whatever…it was centuries ago, but it still gets a bit Read More …
A Proper Thank You
I used to be the perfect gift recipient, with a proper thank you card written out for each and every gift receiving occasion. I went so far as to clearly document gifts to my kids, and have – in my Read More …
Rapunzel Effect
I’ve just recently read Bitter Greens (in fact it was my book club choice for January) and also saw Into the Woods (this past weekend). I think that the Rapunzel Effect (as I am calling it) is a problem. A Read More …
Thoughts
I can’t help but wonder about the many, many thoughts that people think. Am I too old? Am I too young? Am I too fat? Am I too thin? Are these pants too short? Is my hair the right color? Read More …
Special Place
Hallmark has a special place in my heart, it always has… Very special, even though I have to pay a professional organizer to help me sort and de-clutter and donate some (okay, a lot) of the stationery I have collected Read More …
New Office!
I can’t even begin to say how excited I am. I am getting a new office! It has been on the “re-image project list” for a long time. As we had children and brought new family members into our home, Read More …
An Illusion
Appearances: real or an illusion? From stage props to merchandising a storefront window to photoshopping an image – the appearance is what we want you to see. Some are much better than others at playing pretend and we fall for Read More …
Wrapped
I see branded and wrapped vehicles all the time – you do, too. What do YOU think when you see them? Do you think: “Hey, that’s pretty cool, I should go to that place and try their _______________ (food, services, Read More …
White Glove Clean
Sticking with our little car them for the week, I thought I would just dwell a few moments on the white glove clean car that I used to have. As I’ve mentioned, I drive a minivan. That does not imply Read More …