Pick Your Vocab
It isn’t just for writing, you should pick your vocab carefully, all the time. Say what you mean. (Or, people around you will think you mean what you say.) There is a different word for everything. At least, it sometimes Read More …
Category: parenting
Build a Better…
Build a better… Mousetrap? Okay, for sure. That is the inspiration. What (else) do you see that could be improved for the benefit of humans everywhere? Think about it. A machine, a device, a functioning tool: How does it work? Read More …
Start Off Well
We (should) always want to make a great first impression and start off well ahead of expectations. Unless…you want to test the waters and see how the reactions come in. Or, you are the kind of person who wants to Read More …
Don’t Know Yet
There are a lot of things, millions probably, that you don’t know yet. Yes, even at your particular age – old or young. Some of them have very little to do with the ability to learn but the timing of Read More …
Fix It and Forget It
You can say, and you can even think, that fix it and forget it is a mantra. It can work for you. It can work for a lot of repairs. It can even work for other things that need “fixing”. Read More …
Out of Place
Have you ever seen a picture, read a short story (or a slogan) or watched a video and it was just out of place. You couldn’t really connect with the content because it was just incongruent. Timing. Relevant context. The 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 …
All Good
It is all good… No rain. no problems. Celebrate – lots of fun. Definitely all good. ~ Dawn aka Hat Girl
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 …