Easy Peasy
The professionals told you it would be simple…but they didn’t tell you it would be that easy peasy. Like – literally 10 minutes. No prep. Easy clean up. No aftermath. Thankfully they were right – or, at least I hope Read More …
Category: life
Debate but Still be Wrong
Someone can win the debate but still be wrong. Ever experience that? Just because the argument can be won, with hard facts, a compelling argument and prior precedence, does not mean that moral and societal acceptance is on the winning Read More …
So Many Things
It adds up. There are so many things needed to start a new life away from home. Of course, it depends on the life you are “starting” and what you will leave behind. Anyone with a college bound kid knows Read More …
Out of Control
Some things are out of control. Your control that is. Your ability to make things change. To turn down the volume or make it not rain. To make someone smile when they hate their job or they are totally sad. Read More …
Say Yes to Help
It is totally okay when you can to say yes to help. Many hands definitely make light work…literally. Think about moving a couch (or other heavy things), boxes of books, piles of bricks, setting up a tent and a backyard Read More …
They Always Do That
The answer to “why”? is often, “oh, they always do that.” Deliver earlier than scheduled (which may not be a good thing.) Promise the moon, sun and stars, but not deliver (at all.) Show up late. Arrive underdressed. Come unprepared. Read More …
Late Nights and Early Mornings
It is not always a good combination when you have late nights and early mornings. Repeatedly. Without choosing them proactively. Like when you are on vacation and making the most of the time you have…then, it is perfectly fine. A Read More …
Make Space
Sometimes, you want to make space… for the new things you want to buy. for the fresh stuff that is on its way. for the baby. for the child coming home again. for the parent moving in – just for Read More …
So We Begin
As we end a chapter, so we begin a new one. It is always the case, but this time, the end of a really long chapter. No more high schoolers and only one teenager. As we (humans) move on through Read More …
The True Definition
When you work through etymology, the true definition of a word matters. It took people years of debate, collaborative input and evaluation to figure it out. After all of this, they wrote a dictionary; others created encyclopedias – taking it Read More …