Fill Your Days…
It is a good idea to fill your days… with things you like to do. with meaningful work. with productive activities. with every day tasks – we used to call them chores. with less time working every minute of the Read More …
Tag: holidays
All In One Sitting
Today, the woman at Target told me that I was going to be (not that I was already) really fresh…as if I was going to finish two containers of Altoids all in one sitting. I laughed, thinking, wow, that was Read More …
Here We Go Again
There are times in our lives when we may think, here we go again… This can be Sunday night, in anticipation of Monday morning schedules. This can be when someone in your family brings up an old, embarrassing story. This Read More …
Never Too Cold
Whoever said it is never too cold may have been thinking something else. Maybe they were talking about beer. Maybe they were talking about the ice in the hockey rink. Maybe they lived somewhere colder than where we are now. Read More …
Route By Restaurants
It’s time to travel for the holidays, family friends and everywhere in between…planning is everything. So, do you route by restaurants, bridges or non-toll roads? In our family, you can take the road less traveled, but only if you plan Read More …
Twinkle Lights and Dreams
As we close in on the last couple of days before Christmas, we start our annual tradition of decorating the tree. Up until now, it has been just fresh evergreen and aromatic; now it is filled with twinkle lights and Read More …
Holidays and Hand Grenades
For some reason, it happens all the time…just when it looks like it is time to relax, we are closing in on the holidays, and hand grenades start flying. I know people don’t mean to do it. But they do. Read More …
Love the Substitute
What do you do when you don’t love the substitute? I mean, every one knows that the real thing is better. Coke vs. Diet Coke. (Had to, it’s their slogan, or was anyway…) Butter vs. olive oil (I don’t particularly Read More …
Peer Pressure
Whoever thought that peer pressure was over once you graduated from high school or even college, they were sadly mistaken. It happens in the workforce from your co-workers It happens from your adult friends. It even happens from your industry Read More …
The 7 Stages of the Holidays
While this may not apply to everyone, here are what I think are the 7 stages of the holidays. Anticipation. Planning. Shopping. Nervousness. Work. Accomplishment. Relief. Many of these stages require coffee, others require patience. Some just need you to Read More …