Things sometimes are not the same as usual, like when one of your children (or close friends) aren’t there to participate. All weekend, we were missing one of the kids and then, there were three again and everything seemed right Read More …
It’s getting to that time of year, of graduations and celebrations and moving on… Of course, you should always be aware of where you started and your surroundings. Be safe. Be practical. Be respectful… but don’t look back. You can’t Read More …
The old familiar places have us comfortable and confident… but maybe you’re just stuck in a rut. It is time to shake things up. Make some noise. Change the routine. Move your seat. Update your morning breakfast choices. Reinvent your Read More …
The spaces around us become familiar and when they do, we tend to ignore the things we know are there and/or don’t want to see. It could be the signs in the store that promote the same thing that’s been Read More …
Last night was hopefully the end of winter, leaving us – “not with a whimper, but with a bang” – complete with thunder and lightening, to boot. It is the end although a new beginning. The beginning of summer sales. Read More …
As we go through life, we tend to get more or less predictable. Once we have settled into a career, a relationship, a home and have some children, things get to be pretty much the same. Unless we wish (or Read More …
In some ways, I think that it may very well be a rite of passage to protest against something the government, a business or, even your parents have done. How you go about this protest is up to you. We Read More …
Sometimes, not very often, I have cold feet. I debate. I ponder. I hesitate. Then, I do more research before I decide yes or no to do something, join a group, make a plan…take action. It is completely okay to Read More …
There is a really yummy candy bar, named Take 5 and it was a life changing thing for me. It was launched by Hershey quite a few years ago when I was a candy buyer – right around the time Read More …
No matter where you are, this month, take a step back and think about everything. It is nearly December and if you haven’t already thought ahead to the new year, you should. It isn’t that I believe in “New Year’s Read More …