I threw a pity party last week, and no one showed up. Even I found it to be rather pathetic. I blame it on a nasty head cold and upper respiratory mess, and all is better now, I assure you. Of course, this happened while my buddy, Kathy, was sending me texts and emails from her visit to sunny California. I retaliated by hacking onto the computer screen and into the phone. Now that made me feel better!I am a pitiful patient, to be sure. Wait, a patient implies a caretaker. Cancel that. I am just Continue Reading
Super Bowl – The Day After
Wow! What a day I’ve had already and it’s just early afternoon, the day after Super Bowl XLIX. With our heaviest snowfall of the year that caused all local and county governments to close, and even our capitol offices, I managed to get out and run several errands. Of course, I ranthose errands like a girl. I just had to; I was so inspired by the ads from last night’s Super Bowl. That’s the whole point, isn’t it? I wasn’t going to let a little snow and all the traffic warnings keep me Continue Reading
Advice According to Oreos
What advice would you give your 20 year old self? A Facebook friend recently posed the question, and rather glibly, I responded "Put the Oreos down. They are not your friends". Most everyone else wrote more serious life lessons they'd learned about balance in life, career strategies, or personal relationships. One guy wrote "floss" - I think we'd hit it off.But this question has stayed on my mind and I find myself contemplating, “what would I have been better off knowing then, had I been Continue Reading
New Year’s Resolutions? There’s Still Time!
As I write this, we are three weeks into the New Year, and time to assess our New Year’s resolutions. What? You didn’t make any? Well, you’re just in luck, because any time is a good time to try better habits, ditch crummy behaviors or just hit the refresh button on things going well. And don’t worry if you’re off to a rocky start. That old myth that it takes 21 days to form a new habit is just that – a myth. It may take weeks or months, and sometimes, we need to start over and over to stay on Continue Reading