This week, I chose a Mama Kat prompt that allowed me to dream, for at least a few minutes. The prompt is: If I gave you $500 today, but you could use it for only one purchase, what would you buy and why? There are three things I would choose from if $500 were placed into my hands […]
Wordless Wednesday (IKEA Edition)
I had the pleasure of introducing my coworkers to IKEA recently after our business day in Tampa had ended. It was so much fun. And the Big Green Pen ….. never rests. (These are two sides of the same sign.)
Hello, Maxwell. Who Are You?
Quick! When I say the word “insurance,” what comes to mind? A few guesses: Suits, ties, traditional business look and feel Bills, forms, paperwork, disclaimers Conventional focus on what happens when an enrollee gets sick As someone who thinks about insurance a lot (because my work is insurance-related, because I have a family that […]
Dear Cornered (A Mama Kat Prompt)
The Mama Kat post I am writing today incorporates prompt #2, “write your own ‘Dear Abby’ letter and #1, “incorporate the phrase ‘stop looking at me like that’ into your post.” Dear Abby, It may be unusual for some boxes, a bulletin board, and a whiteboard to write you (we got help from a human), but […]
Wordless Wednesday (Hail of a Sunday Edition)
Around 1 p.m. on Sunday, I was walking through the neighborhood enjoying the beautiful weather. A few hours later, not so much:
Four More #VDay10K Days To Boost Shot @ Life
My son got a routine childhood immunization recently. It took a fraction of a minute. The cost was negligible. The biggest decision was which bandaid to get (camo got the nod). For 1.5 million children every year, inability to receive vaccinations against preventable diseases results in death. That’s one child every 20 seconds. One child […]