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 …
Category: parenting
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 …
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 …
Grateful to Win
Of course, we are grateful to win (aren’t we?) You set a goal. You practiced more. You put in the time. You worked hard. You asked for help (sometimes) when needed. You made it work. You pushed at the end. Read More …
Coming Together
When you are all coming together, be sure to: share collaborate collect ideas debate elaborate on the plan eat and drink relax hang out say what is on your mind agree to disagree It will all be coming together and Read More …
Pulling It Together
Sometimes, information and details come at you in pieces. You are then responsible for pulling it together and making it all work. Cohesively. Effectively. Easily. Productively. Quickly. Timely. Creatively. Start with a plan and strategy, then prepare and review so Read More …
I Knew This Would Happen
I am not going to say it out loud, just here on a public forum, but I knew this would happen. Plus, there really wasn’t anything I could do about it. No matter how much you want to help, sometimes Read More …