What Has Become of Us
We don’t dress up for the theater anymore. We go shopping to Lowes on Valentine’s Day. We stay in on Friday nights. My question is: what has become of us? I don’t mean my husband and I, even though we Read More …
Category: life
Take A Break
When its been a long 6 weeks, working hard through weekends…just take a break. It’s a long weekend, made even longer by school schedules with extra days off on Friday or Tuesady for kids. Go away, take a ski trip Read More …
Second Chance
I wholeheartedly support giving someone, or a business, a second chance. Things happen. (Well, you know…) Traffic Snow Rain Traffic due to above mentioned snow or rain Slippery rails (anyone who has traveled SEPTA knows that delayed train excuse) Sick Read More …
Losing Control
Learning to grow is essential and part of this is losing control. You have to let the younger, less experienced pick up the reins. They have to learn sometime. The reality is, this isn’t easy. You take such a long Read More …
Winning Isn’t Everything
Sometimes (not the Super Bowl of course), winning isn’t everything. The experience, the achievement of a personal best, the laughter among friends is the everything. I agree that certificates and medals and trophies for anything is wrong… because it fails Read More …
We Can All Agree
No matter the team, the city (or even the sport) we can all agree on beer. At least that’s what Bud Light would have us believe. I am a big fan of Super Bowl commercials, most definitely more than the Big Read More …
Give It All You’ve Got
Sometimes, you have to give it all you’ve got to be competitive. Being open, late on a Saturday night, isn’t easy. Especially when you’re a bakery. This place we like in the town up the road is open early and Read More …
What You See
When you walk into your place, what you see is different than what everyone else sees. People tend to be more critical of their own spaces, than others. Unless… That place is a restaurant. Then, the patrons may see the Read More …
We Had Extras
“We had extras!” is what the the new trainee, who spoke very clearly and precisely into the drive-thru speaker system, said as she handed us a bag, on top of the dozen and the hash browns. They were free donuts. Read More …
An Important Element
It is best, for effective communications when you are clear about your intentions, your interests and what you love or don’t really care for all too much. You are an important element in this. People – at least, most people Read More …