Fix It or Fake It: How to Face Conflict Instead of Hiding From It
Where there are kids or colleagues, there will be conflict. When I was twenty five, I bought three pieces of brand new furniture from Ethan Allen. A couch and two comfy chairs destined for my living room became the symbol of all that I had achieved. This was quality...
The Kindergarten Milestone
To my third child on her entry to kindergarten: I’m not sure why kindergarten is the milestone that it is. After all, you are a baby used to being in childcare. I am accustomed to dropping you off, handing you into someone else’s loving and capable hands for the hours...
Mother Knows Best – In Life And Business
Nothing my mother told me when I was growing up is truer today than the constructive instruction she shared during my childhood. Being a mom is hard work. We can all appreciate that whether we have children or not. Perhaps you haven’t aged into that appreciation just...
Bullied by an Old Lady
Dear old lady who chastised me from your car window as you drove by me at the Harris Teeter parking lot, I’d like to tell you how great is that you stood up for what’s right but I can’t. I’m not afraid. I’m just going to do it. I am compelled to tell you what...
Thanks for Nothing: 3 Benefits of Being Grateful
If cleanliness is next to Godliness, what is gratefulness next to? Occasionally, everybody has a bad day, a bad conversation, a hopeless moment, a really low time. Sometimes moments turn into days. Perhaps days turn into months and the inner Polyanna that used to...Who am I?
I am a wife to one and the mother of three (Don Diego, the biggest of the small ones, in our family). I am braver than I give myself credit for, love being surprised and hate sushi. I've tried, really, and it is just not happening. Thanks for clicking through. I'm glad you made it!