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? →

Try to Remember

I love listening to music, but on my commute back and forth to work, I’m all about audiobooks. I’m predominantly a fiction reader, and my favorite books are psychological thrillers with a surprising reveal at the end. However, I do try to sprinkle in the occasional non-fiction book, much like a mother trying to get … Continue reading Try to Remember →

Watch Out for Quicksand!

When I was a kid, I spent a fair amount of time running around the neighborhood with friends, and as luck would have it, there was a creek that ran through some of the neighborhood backyards. We wiled away many an hour looking for crayfish, avoiding bloodsuckers (leeches), and poking anything available (sticks, toes, fishing … Continue reading Watch Out for Quicksand! →