Days Before
In the days before our area is supposed to reopen, it seems like it already is…but, in some ways not. The streets are still mostly empty, as are: the restaurants the hair salons the spas the schools the gyms Still, Read More …
Category: opinion
Quiet. So Quiet
Sometimes the world is so very loud… and all we want is calm, and quiet. So quiet that we can actually think clearly. The noises are so distracting. Generators. Fire whistles. Ambulance sirens. It’s been so loud today… but now. Read More …
Anything But Usual
Life, let alone business, is anything but usual. We are definitely living in strange times. No way to predict what will come next. Even history isn’t a good indicator these days. It’s nearing the end of our “red phase” of Read More …
Undecided and Edgy
It is completely understandable that people are at the same time undecided and edgy. The world is changing, while completely standing still. How do we navigate through this time? What are the next steps? Where do we start? When will Read More …
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 …
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 …