I have come to the conclusion that, no matter how I try to manipulate the situation, Spotify thinks I like two songs when I am seeking “music without words” as I edit. They are: This song was lovely and conducive to my editing process … the first 1,293 times, but I need to move on! […]
Grateful Challenge 2018
It’s year five of my taking the Grateful Challenge! Inspired by Spin Sucks, the goal is to set a timer for 10 minutes and try to list 99 things you’re grateful for. (Here are the previous installments: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014.) This year’s installment: My mom’s life Everything my mom taught me, especially about integrity […]
Five Minute Friday: VALUE
Five Minute Friday: VALUE Our values show in what we say and in what we omit saying. My Thanksgiving with family was wonderful in every way, truly. In retrospect, however, there was a moment when I froze at a when I could have upheld my personal values better. In addition, I started the problem. An […]
#HousefulOfCookies 2018
I miss baking, which I used to do much more frequently. (Yes, for anyone who pays extreme attention to detail, this is exactly how I started off last year’s #HousefulOfCookies post too!) Thanks to Natasha and #HousefulOfCookies, I’m back in the baking business, at least for one batch of Nutella Brownie Cookies. I’m sharing a […]
Why Being Generous on Social Media Matters
You. Reading this post. Can you make my life interesting? If you can’t, kindly move along and don’t waste your time (or mine) trying to connect. When “I Want to Connect” Just isn’t Enough When I read an article in 2016 by a professor who advised readers to quit social media to preserve their careers, I was curious to know […]
Five Minute Friday: ONE
Five Minute Friday: ONE One offer. That’s what most everyone has said would happen as we tried to sell our house. One offer (the first) that would be the highest we were going to get. We turned that one offer down; it was much lower than what we were asking. We couldn’t accept it without […]