Days Then Hours
The count down to the holidays start with weeks of planning…it always seems like we have more than enough days then hours left, until – just like that – it is over. There is always great anticipation, a little bit Read More …
Tag: holiday
Bridging the Holidays
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 …
Everybody Around the Table
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 …
Anticipation
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 …
Someone’s Schedule
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 …
Sunday Sunsets
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 …
To Be Special
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 …
Normal Routines
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 …
Friday and a Holiday
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 …
One More Thing
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 …