Adventures
A 2020 Wintery Weather Manifesto
Winterish weather is forecasted. And even though there's been very little winter weather where I live that has affected roads, it's still early. Not so many years ago, the skies dropped down four inches of snow on spring break. And my just-planted spring garden. Let's...
An Open Letter to My Self at the Start of a New School Year
Dear Self, Settle down. This first week of school (known by some as the end of summer), your boys make their way in a languid state down the stairs to the kitchen and stand confused like little zombies smack dab in your brisk walking path. They stare listlessly into...
Keep it Moving: An Open Letter to my Kids about Summer
Dear Boys, Happy (almost) summer 2019 to you! You boys are already talking about summer. I gotta say, I am always ready for the next season. I wish for us lots of fun and a (somewhat) schedule-free few months. I’m looking forward to our vacations and trips and...
27 Great Opportunities to Pause During Your Day
I made this video about my need to pause at various times. I was, in fact, pausing at that moment. There's a lot of moments in which I need to take a pause. So's I made a list. By all means, chime in and add to it. 🙂 27 Opportunities to Pause During...
2018 Resolutions I’ve Made for Other People
Turning New Year resolutions around, right back at ya. 1. All Companies Everywhere Resolve to get your customer service, especially the telephone customer service, in order. Consumers are dead sick and tired of all the transfers here, transfers there,...
End-of-Year Savings at Barnes and Noble
This post contains affiliate links. Clicking through on those and making a purchase sends me a wee bit of money. End of the Year Savings on Books and Other Products You surely know from my social media that my family and I heart books. A lot. Stacks of novels...