As I was organizing my desk, I ran across something I wrote one day when I was feeling down and just “out of sorts,” so to speak. I have a book of poetry I wrote over the years and somehow this piece never made it into my book. I thought I would share it as [...]

Walking into work one day, I noticed a curious thing – my welcome mat was turned the wrong way. It was welcoming people as they left. Not very welcoming at all. In fact, it was just the opposite. I thought to myself: How did it get turned around? How long had it been that way? [...]

Thanksgiving… Let’s break down this word, shall we? Thanks To express gratitude, appreciation or acknowledgment to. Giving To present voluntarily, and without expecting compensation. Year after year we look forward to the day we get to eat to our heart’s content and not have to feel guilty about it. We enjoy a variety of foods [...]

I had my first Hollister experience yesterday. “Experience” is the correct word because that’s what it truly is. From the moment Danielle (my soon-to-be teenager) said, “Here it is, Mom” I was taken in. The storefront looked like a beach house and was so unique in a line of cookie cutter glass front stores. Upon [...]

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