Early Thanksgiving means that we are quite literally bridging the holidays…there really is no choice; at least for us, we have family on both sides of the river. So, I guess I mean literally and figuratively. It just seems a Read More …
In our home and all of our family, we have an age old tradition where we say grace and then finish with a sing-songy affirmation of how we love everybody around the table. My grandmother started this (probably my grandfather, Read More …
Every day there is so much anticipation for the next big thing…this week, it is Thanksgiving. Then, the shopping-ist day of the year for many. Then, the weekends of seek and find, looking for the perfect gift. Then, the parties Read More …
When someone’s schedule gets changed, it might help them. Help them catch up. Help them take a breath. Help them reconnect. Help them re-engage. Help them take a look around and observe something new about the client they didn’t know Read More …
We all probably enjoy Sunday sunsets, especially at the start of a vacation, in the most comfortable wooden chairs we can find outside. Ironically, Adirondack chairs are found all over the place, in areas far south of the mountain range Read More …
All in all, the summer – the days we live – do not have to be special to be perfect. They just have to be. Spent together. Labor Day is a day meant to rest, to take a break and Read More …
We have to forget our normal routines on a holiday… shut down early linger over coffee forget that you work from home and can work all the time even if you do decide to work, remember that others want a Read More …
It is Friday and a holiday weekend. TGIF does not even begin to describe it. Happy Hour. Wrap up work on time… Stay up late. Sleep in. Go away for the day. See a parade. Go to a carnival. Get Read More …
Just when you think that you have done everything…every thing on your list…there is just one more thing to do. Laundry Make lunch Make breakfast – or coffee – or both Go Shopping Read e-mail Take notes Pay your bills Read More …
Everyone on vacation should be relaxed, rejuvenating, recapturing their youth. Everyone not on vacation should be jealous of them. Unless, they can’t do anything until their clients get back. Take this time to review, redo, revise your plans. Take early Read More …