How’d I Do

When your kids are growing up, they are constantly looking for approval. “How’d I do – did I do it all right mom/dad?” From the first moments, of forming words – when they can’t even ask you that question – Read More …

Right Back At You

How proud you are when someone appreciates you? When they go out of their way to thank you for doing a good job? When someone tells you that they appreciate what you have done? All of this happens and at 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 …

If You Could Be

If you could be anything you wanted to be…What would you be? A superhero? A super villain? A CEO? A leader? A follower? A supermodel? The mayor, governor, senator, president? If you could choose to do anything and if you Read More …

It’s the Other Way Around

So, after all of the efforts in putting together yesterday’s post. It came to mind that I might have been wrong. Hey, no one said I was right all the time…certainly not me. So, yea, I think it’s the other 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 …

Take The Bus

I can’t help but notice – maybe it was the “donate your boat” sign – but there are an awful lot of regional bus stops in our area. I wonder how easy it is to take the bus outside of 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 …