The first thing that popped into my head was that I have felt appreciated by a number of blog readers recently. I’ve gotten some emails and comments from people letting me know that my main blog has been a source of encouragement and calm and cheer in their lives. I feel a combo of honored…
Technically, I don’t believe in luck; I believe the unexpected good things that happen to me are blessings from God. But in casual language, I do use that word. For instance, I might say, “Oooh, lucky me!” but I don’t literally believe that things happen to me because of luck. So! Here’s an unexpected good…
Obviously, I haven’t been all over the world, so my range of thoughts here is somewhat limited. But if I had to choose, based on where I’ve traveled, I think I’d like to live in California, north of LA, somewhere between Santa Barbara and Monterey. I like warm weather and sunshine, and California definitely checks…
I don’t know if this is precisely the last time, but I’m going to roll with it. A few weeks back, I read several news articles in a single week that followed the same pattern: a man had sexually harassed/abused women and/or girls underneath him (in an organization of some type), and when his behavior…
I saw this prompt and found myself making a wry smile because I could basically say, “I should have spoken up All of the Times in My Whole Life.” Speaking up is not at all my forte, which is no surprise to you if you have read this blog for any length of time. I…
We have a lot of savings accounts, and most of them get automatic monthly deposits. Long-ish Term: our retirement nursing school for me higher education for our kids future replacement vehicles Shorter Term: annual auto insurance auto maintenance/repairs Christmas future vacations future home repairs/maintenance self-employment taxes Basically, my goal in saving is to prepare for…
This is sort of a funny prompt; I don’t think I’ve really thought about my life quite like this. I mean, it’s sort of a common concept in business; it’s normal to think about how you might provide value to your employer, or about how your small business might provide value to a customer. I…
Sunshine! I feel so much more sluggish when the weather is rainy and/or cloudy. But give me a sunny day and I feel perkier both physically and mentally. Sun is good any time of day, but my very favorite sunshine is the early morning variety. I like mornings anyway, because they feel so full of…
