Graduation weekend is now behind us. Thousands of parents, grandparents, friends, and family watched as five hundred and twenty-two students closed the gap between childhood and adulthood. Some of these newly formed adults will go off to college or tech school, while others will venture out, unprepared, into the workforce. They have spent four years […]
Read MoreTom is dead. I killed Tom. It was not intentional, it was more of a potentially avoidable accident. No, the police aren’t looking for me. There is not a manhunt underway. Tom is my son’s Tamagotchi. Last week I was tasked with pet-sitting the overly needy electronic pet. I promised to feed it, clean up […]
Read More“Welcome to Parts R’ Us, what are you working on today”. The company name may be made up but I said those exact words as customers walked through the store’s door. Every day. All day. For a lot of days. Usually everything went smoothly. I sold spark plugs and starters, brake pads and batteries. I […]
Read MoreWhen did the excitement and adventure fade? When did it become ok to be satisfied with being on the giving or receiving end of the bare minimum? What happened to a sense of fulfillment and joy and pure passion. Why are there no more long walks on the beach? How did we lose the spark, […]
Read MoreI don’t normally take a day off, but when I do I’m usually skipping down Main Street U.S.A. or stumbling along Las Vegas Blvd. However, due to the current affairs of the world, vacations for me have been sparse. My head feels bare without my mouse ears, and my taste buds long for a pineapple […]
Read MoreIt was the start of the summer of 2020. We were in full pandemic lock down mode and I had intense cabin fever. I was stuck in the house with a then 15 and 6 year old. The cold Wisconsin weather was finally conceding. Grass was getting greener, plants were popping through the soil and […]
Read MoreThere is a fine line between being alone and loneliness. The moment at night when both kids are in bed, the husband is at work and even the dogs are snoring is my ahhhh moment. The silence truly is golden, it allows for my “me time “ and a chance to decompress, get my ducks […]
Read MoreDid you eat the leftover peanut buttery chocolate covered tree shaped delicacy? Did you impulse buy the gadget TikTok swore would change your life? Were you just a smidge late for the first meeting in 2022? I did and I was. And it’s ok. Setbacks are not failures, they are simply the opportunity to try […]
Read MoreThe majority of the holiday hustle and bustle is coming to an end. This week we get a breather. This is the week that if you are anything like me you are probably bloated, broke and burned out. This is the week where you look back at the past 365 days and say, “Where did […]
Read MoreWater boils at 212℉. At this point you have a few options, reduce the heat and let it simmer. Stand back and watch it boil over. Or remove the pot from the heat source to prevent any possible disaster. Most people have a boiling point as well, we have that point at which our lid […]
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