The Old Familiar

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 …

3 Easy Ways to Stop the Dialogue

There are typically 3 easy ways to stop the dialogue when two people disagree. One of them agrees with the other. One of them convinces the other that they should just agree to disagree. One of them stops talking to Read More …

Start At The Very Beginning

All my life, I remember hearing Julie Andrews, as Maria, sing that line in The Sound Of Music… “Let’s start at the very beginning… a very good place to start…” While we must set aside the fact that she is Read More …

We All Have to Start Somewhere

It’s true, right? We all have to start somewhere. The somewhere, is the difference though, for each one of us. Even if we both – or a hundred…even a couple hundred thousand of us – started at the same place, Read More …

The Kids Table

When we were younger the worst part of the holiday dinner and family celebrations was having to sit at the kids table. Especially, when you were not a kid any more. By that I mean being as old as 14, Read More …

Learning a Trade

In honor of spring break, instead of taking a long holiday, the kids spent time learning a trade, or two (maybe three.)  Not a bad way to spend their time, at least in terms of “traditional” education. They did have Read More …

Lyrical

Poetry is often lyrical and can become famous, but few poems are better known than those written by Edgar Allen Poe.  I studied them, my husband studied and our kids studied them.   “Quoth the Raven, Nevermore.” Of course, E.A. Read More …

What is the Over/Under

It is so much fun to say “What is the over/under?” However, unfortunately, the real meaning of the phrase  doesn’t always apply. If it isn’t a sports reference and there is no “book” established – are you actually saying the Read More …

But With a Bang

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 …