Unexpectedly Free
I know the last few months have gradually led us to believe that we are (still) not going where, somehow, I definitely feel unexpectedly free and light. Free to do what I want. Free to sleep in. Free to watch Read More …
Category: opinion
It is Important to Smile
Remember what they said in that “sales” training class? It is important to smile. Even if you have not taken a class, somewhere, somehow, you’ve probably heard someone in your past say “the person on the other end can hear Read More …
No Right Answer
Sometimes, like in the spring of 2020, there really is no right answer. You can try to make your best educated guess, based on past experience and your gut feel. But. You need more than just the one perspective that Read More …
Official, But
It is official, but it doesn’t quite feel that way. Summer would normally start today, on Memorial Day. Yet, there are still too many unknowns and lots of things changing. Still. Who says these are the new rules? Where are Read More …
Doesn’t Matter
It doesn’t matter, apparently, what you think. The higher authorities think otherwise. Even though it has been months. Even though deadlines have come and gone. Even though people are leaving our state and going to another…spending their money there. Even Read More …
Not Quite Summer
Even though Memorial Day is right around the corner, it is not quite summer – we have to wait until the hydrangeas bloom… I know that isn’t what is holding us back, but that is what I will say instead. Read More …
More Meaning
There is more meaning to us this Memorial Day, as we sit and ponder the costs of freedom. Some don’t have a personal experience. It is more about the start of summer, picnics and barbecues. It is about going to Read More …
Allow More Time
What we’ve learned in the last couple months is we need to allow more time… For everything. Groceries Gifts Paper products (though I am seeing availability, it isn’t a given there will be stock when you want it) Entertainment electronics, Read More …
Seriously, Snow?
Seriously, snow? …come on, now 2020. It’s May. It’s Mother’s Day weekend. We were trying to enjoy spring, get out of doors, breathe some fresh air. Have some good old fashioned reasons to smile. Plant some flowers, and add some Read More …
They’re Done
I think they’re done… The graduates. The parents. The teachers. The other younger students (in all grades.) While we are at it, I think the rest of the world is done, too. The graduates, they’re done with virtual learning, but Read More …