Bless My Mess
As I sit in my home office at six a.m. on a Sunday morning, doing my part on a biannual technology exercise, I looked around the room and said, “This place is a mess!” It’s not that I haven’t been conscious of the mess, but as it happens, life and all its sucky parts got…Read More
Remember Your Why
I’ve always been a hard worker. I can’t say that I have played as hard or as much as I work, but I am working to put that into better balance. My wiring makes that a little difficult, but I try anyway. The past few years since the pandemic have been an intense ramp-up of…Read More
In the Dark
April 8, 2024 is a day for the history books. Millions of people flocked to prime viewing points across the United States to get a glimpse of the highly marketed solar eclipse. For approximately 20 minutes, those of us in its path were in the dark. Very much like Billy Squire’s musical tribute to darkness…Read More
The Same, But Different
As children, we long to belong. Groups, friendship circles, and even our own families are bonding opportunities meant to bring us together with people like ourselves. But not everyone always feels included by those around them. Religion, physical attractiveness, popularity, political beliefs, and financial status are all things that can change relationship dynamics. But what…Read More
Editing Your Self Image
Maintaining Personal Style While Working at Home During one of my recent mindless social media scrolling sessions, I came across an interesting weeklong master-class series called “Live Like an Editor” hosted by Tonya Leigh. As a writer, I was intrigued with the wordplay and was curious about the methodology. Tonya Leigh, a registered nurse, decided…Read More
Those Who Can, Teach
There’s an old saying about teaching that suggests practitioners and educators were squarely in two separate camps; those who can do something and those who teach something. The saying eventually evolved to, “Those Who Can, Do. Those Who Can’t, Teach.” The injustice of such a statement is that teachers are paid far below the corporate…Read More