Ah, internet woes again. You know sometimes, when it rains, it pours in torrents? Oh, and it has also been raining a bit even as the temperature has been soaring. Then my computer crashed. My laptop broke. Yes broke. As weird as that sounds, it works. Sort of. Each time I open it, I have to crunch the split base…
Learning is a lifelong event. But there are pockets of time when some lessons arrive when we need them most, regardless of whether we subscribed to them or not. Ms. Life is cool that way. She kind of looks out for us. (of course it is a she! Who else could be so patient + awesome rolled into one?) My…
What I’m really trying to say is… kindness is a language Life is too short to focus on the negatives or hold grudges. It is better to look at the good things and let go of anything that pulls you down or does not make you happy. While I’ve always believed this, it comes to me with greater force when specific…
There’s not a day I am not thankful that I didn’t find the job I wanted, the one was trained for and loved and was skilled at – sixteen years ago. But wait – that’s such a vague statement. Some backstory would be handy here, eh? Back in 1997, I decided to get married, much to the relief and amusement…
Around the time my son was three years old, a funny thing happened. Okay, funny things happen all the time in our house because we thrive on laughter (and coffee) but this one came to mind when I saw this week’s Finish the Sentence Friday prompt (If I were a fairy tale creature…” Thanks Julie!) So he was out on a…