It’s funny, how little things can often mean the most. When I embarked on a seismic career/life change some years ago, I worked to identify what was no longer important and replace it with what I thought deserved to be in my next chapter. My goal was to get to...
There I was, stuck in a line of cars a half-mile long. My destination: a public works recycling event for locals to properly dispose of household items large and small – electronics, car tires, cleaners and fertilizers – all types of things detrimental to...
“That is one ugly orange!” I thought, at my local market, looking at what can only be described as… an ugly orange. And here I am, espousing that you can’t judge a book by its cover. Or a wine bottle by its label. Or anyone’s innards by...
Admittedly, I’m not the most patient person. I’m the person who beep-beeps the horn if the light turns green and you’re clearly on your phone in the car in front of me. I don’t blare the horn obnoxiously, but I do tap with enough effort that...
Have you ever had one of those days when you want to chuck it all, sell off all your belongings, and move to a tropical island where you will earn a living peddling shaved ice by the sea? No? Just me? We’ve all heard a story of someone who has done just that....
Happy 200th anniversary to me! I’m not that old. But my blog is. This is the 200th blog post I’ve published since starting my writing on this site (formerly Commander-in-She) back in 2017. I celebrated How to Write 100 Blog Posts in March of 2019. The next...
