This post is sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Board, through my role as a Believer Blogger. All thoughts are my own. One of the songs from the play “Dear Evan Hansen” is “Words Fail.” Along the same vein, create a vision for how your child’s higher education path is going to go, and you […]
Five Minute Friday: OCEAN
Today’s prompt: OCEAN I laughed and laughed (probably too much – it wasn’t that hilarious but it WAS very early in the day) yesterday when an article I was reading for work talked about the acronym for the Portland Urban Data Lake — PUDL. The metaphors for data make me laugh – fog, lake. I’m […]
If I had coffee with Sarah Sanders…
I have not perfectly demonstrated this belief over the years, but it is something I owe my fellow female professionals (and just my fellow women in general): But when it comes to this one woman… My work schedule right now is front-loaded in the (much) earlier part of the day, so I often find myself […]
Five Minute Friday: RESTORE
Today’s prompt: RESTORE The word “restore” makes me think of a local church called “Restoration Place.” I suspect people may go to Restoration Place seeking for their spirits to be restored, but the real work happens inside and can take place anywhere. I want to write something positive tonight (because I feel my writing lately […]
4 Ways to Exercise Again After a Health Setback
I was never a fast runner, but I have always been competitive with myself. I approached every finish line at a sprint, hoping to shave a few seconds off my time. That was true until October 2, 2016. That day, I rolled into the finish area of a 5K as the passenger in a golf […]
Five Minute Friday: FLY
Today’s prompt: FLY It’s almost impossible to write today without the muted presence of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain hovering near (and in our family’s case, my brother-in-law Chuck). Images are deceptive, especially in today’s media world. I read Bourdain’s book, Medium Raw (it was the successor to Kitchen Confidential, which I have not read) […]