Going Home
I don’t do it often—go home, that is. In truth, my home has been in Texas for nearly 35 years, and now I truly think of home like an old love: someone I used to know. My mother has been asking me to visit since the pandemic, and after she spent two weeks with me…Read More
Productive @Home
The latest headlines about employee productivity while working from home paint a dismal picture of just how little the workforce achieves when in their home offices. However, any department leader or executive who pays attention, the work in office is often far less productive than at home. Why? One word: people. When in large groups,…Read More
Spiritual Peace Leads to Physical Healing
The power of the mind and body is surpassed by their only competition, the spirit. We often hear ”mind over matter” or “as you think you become.” “Physician, heal thyself” is not just a catchy phrase, but a call to people to have faith and lean into their spiritual beliefs to generate and promote self-healing….Read More
Stuck in a Rut
Ever feel as though you can’t get unstuck? Yep, that’s where I was this spring. A million thoughts, ideas, and to-do items on my list without a cohesive strategy, action plan, or timeline. In short, I was simply too “mind” tired to give a damn about doing any of it. I’ve been on a building…Read More
Home @ Work Pivot
With all the negative press that the Return to Office (RTO) craze is getting, white-collar professionals are reluctantly gassing up their cars, picking up their dry cleaning, and returning to the daily grind of going to work. Even the rebranded hybrid model is losing its shiny label of “compassionate compromise” to expose itself for what…Read More
Floored
It’s amazing what new flooring can do for a room (or two). About three weeks ago, the new flooring for my home office and guest suite was installed. I couldn’t be more pleased with the results and the service that came along with it. Originally, I wanted to install hardwood to upgrade the look and…Read More
Taking Care of (Personal) Business
Whether you work full-time, part-time, sometime, or all the time, where and how you work has an incredibly powerful impact on your overall well-being. Three years ago, as many became very comfortable with the home office, working professionals reevaluated priorities, values, and work-related expenses and realized that being “always on” wasn’t always desirable. Working from…Read More
Product Review: Honey Dipp Nails – Dipp Baby Dipp!
Finding a great nail salon is akin to having an incredible hairdresser. If you’ve got one, everyone wants to know where you go. Well, my manis and pedis belong to the ladies at Honey Dipp Nails in Carrollton, Texas, and I have never been happier, nor received more compliments, about my polish. Let me roll…Read More
Travel: Colorado
Air travel has recently received a lot of negative press and attention. Cancellations, delays, and midair confrontations between passengers and crew have certainly dissuaded travelers from taking to the skies. Last month, I decided to venture back out into the world via the skyways after two years of sticking to over-the-road motor travel. My flight…Read More
Dealing with Difficult Colleagues @ Work
Over the years I have been both blessed and stressed by partnerships in the workplace. Like family, we often do not get the option of choosing our colleagues, and sometimes — eventually — must make changes and choices to avoid having to deal with them any longer. One might think that this is the beauty…Read More