On the Inside Looking Out

It seems like a lot of people have home security cameras these days. According to Strategy Analytics (whoever they are) 16% of U.S. households have video doorbells. That’s an estimated 20 million homes and growing. We have a video doorbell at our front door, and a video only camera at the back of our house. … Continue reading On the Inside Looking Out →

Max and the Crayola Bunny: an Easter Tale

Have you seen the childhood progression pictures? You know the ones, where the self-disciplined and focused parent takes a picture of their child every year in the same place, next to the same thing, and you see how much Little Johnny has grown and matured each year? Neat idea, right? Easter 1993 When my son … Continue reading Max and the Crayola Bunny: an Easter Tale →

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Last week I blogged about A Job to Experience. I appreciate all the comments from others about their first jobs. Our collective trip down memory lane reminded me that when I was in high school, and looking for that first job, I had friends that worked at the community library. I thought that would be the … Continue reading You Can’t Always Get What You Want →

A Job to Experience

In recent years, it seems as though the teenagers I’ve known (my son included) are not as interested – or maybe I should say intense – about getting their drivers’ licenses as my friends and I were. My 16-year-old goals looked like this. Get my driver’s license - on my birthdayGet a jobGet a car … Continue reading A Job to Experience →

Journey of 1000 Things – Part 1

In November, I blogged about a journal I purchased – 1000 Things You Don’t Know About Me. For those of you that aren’t regular survey takers, and may not have already figured this out, 1000 questions are A LOT of questions. But the first week of January, I started on a journey (with some plucky … Continue reading Journey of 1000 Things – Part 1 →

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

My search for a fabulous pillow to rest my weary head upon continues. I don’t remember having ‘pillow troubles’ as I call them when I was younger. I prefer to think that pillows aren’t as fabulous as they were back in the day, as opposed to thinking it might be something about me and/or my … Continue reading To Sleep, Perchance to Dream →

Books: My 2021 Year in Review

As I’ve mentioned previously, one of my 2022 To-Do list items is responding to the items in my journal - 1000 Things You Don’t Know About Me (1KTYDKAM). I imagine it will be useful in supplying me with some future blog topics – well, like today. #27. I love talking about… Books. Books and writing … Continue reading Books: My 2021 Year in Review →

22 in 22

Photo by Tara Winstead on Pexels.com What gets written down, gets done. I believe that. Whether at work or at home, I live by To-Do lists. I also have a white board at work and at home which I use to keep priority items front and center. Things can easily fall off my radar if … Continue reading 22 in 22 →

Thanks for Being My Mom

Ten years. How can it be 10 years?! I still remember the feeling in my heart of not wanting to go another week, and wondering how I could possibly make it a whole year, without you in my life. Now it’s been ten. Ten years since I’ve held your hand, put my head in your … Continue reading Thanks for Being My Mom →

Don’t I Know You?

I was at Meijer Thrifty Acres (does anybody call it that anymore?) earlier this week and I had three things on my list. Pick up your Rx Votive candle refills Hardback notebook for work I wanted to pick up a nicely bound notebook to take notes during a meeting with a prospective client. You know, … Continue reading Don’t I Know You? →