Renewed Efforts
Nothing is better than renewed efforts put forth by people who had given up or lost focus. It can be in the form of effort, or investment, which requires effort – so that counts, too. We are “back to fall” Read More …
Tag: fall
Starting Again
So many things have new beginnings, new school – kindergarten, middle school, high school, college, new job, work…marriage, having children, raising them and then sending them off – always starting again and again. We have been talking to friends and Read More …
Significantly
I am not sure they know what the word significantly means. At least when it comes to the weather… You can pitch whatever you want in marketing, but it doesn’t mean it’s right. A ten degree increase, when we have Read More …
Get Out
It is fall (everywhere, obviously) but here in the northeast, we are having some kind of crazy warm weather – record breaking warm weather. It is time to get out. Go. Enjoy these last few days that you have. It Read More …
Sweatshirt Weather
This isn’t so much about the changing weather as it is the apparent and perpetual classification (mostly by my children) that it is “sweatshirt weather“. Now, as you may recall, we do not have central air in our 130+ year Read More …
Worthy
Supporting a local charity, or a youth sports organization is definitely a worthy cause. Spending my Friday evening or Saturday morning; however, working at the snack stand isn’t quite my idea of valuable… Our group requires a $50 snack stand Read More …
Amateur vs. Expert
While I am not sure that this second (the right side) photo of this seasonal floral arrangement was created by a professional or not, there certainly is something to be said in regard to the value of using an amateur Read More …
New To Me
When something is new to me, I want to be able to go to a place where the experts are there to help me. Take, for example, the sporting goods store for the latest sport your kids have decided to Read More …
Be Here Now
My husband used to tell me about one of his employer’s policies about being present, not about being on time or meeting deadlines. This isn’t exactly this phrase, but it was essentially that all staffers should “be here now”. Phones Read More …
In Between
I’m feeling a bit confused and stressed at being in between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays this week (and last.) I am sure that I am not alone. Since Thanksgiving is so very late this year, nearly the latest possible Read More …