Will They Notice

Sometimes you do things and wonder, “will they notice?” Certain things that you do, yea…you want them to see and acknowledge.  The extra effort you make in the deliverable due to a client. Losing 5 pounds. Getting there early. A Read More …

Time Passes Quickly

Have you ever noticed that time passes quickly when you are busy, having fun, under a deadline or there are a lot of people coming in and going out? Whether you are at work, running a business, working on a Read More …

Fighting Over the Dishes

If you grew up with at least one sibling, you probably spent countless nights fighting over the dishes. As the oldest, I was allowed the choice of what I preferred to do: wash, dry, or put away. As if those Read More …

Marketing Is Life

Even if you are the most cynical person, who hates advertising, marketing is life altering – in so many good ways. We all market ourselves… When we start making friends. When we want to impress our teachers. When we want Read More …

Favorite Jam

Our favorite jam varies, depending on our mood. Fig (with our favorite Italian Cheeses) Grape (homemade from the ones that grow over our fence…also Italian) Strawberry (hand-picked berries by our sweetest niece and nephew) Chili apricot (hot and spicy and Read More …

More of a Request

In many cases, I have to wonder if the signs are more of a request than a rule?  They all sound so negative… No Smoking. No Skateboarding. No Biking. No Dogs on the Beach. No Shirt. No Shoes. No Service. Read More …

Too Many Requests

It is possible to have too many requests, even little ones, that you can’t remember the things you agreed to do in the beginning? I messed up the drive thru order today. Well, maybe. You decide. Here’s the back story. Read More …

Let Me Count The Ways

It is mid-summer and part of the summer reading has been completed. Poetry and the classics are often on the list.  I have always liked the sonnet “How Do I Love Thee?” Never one to be misunderstood in her romantic Read More …