The Birthday Ask

“The best way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once.” – attributed to Herbert V. Prochnow, toastmaster and writer I love September. As someone who thoroughly enjoyed school, I get nostalgic for everything related to the start of a new school year – new stationery, new schedules, new classes, and of course, […]

Find Your Peeps

“At the end of the day, I’d rather be excluded for who I include, than included for who I exclude.”  – Rev. Eston William This post was shared in a private running group at the invitation of one of its leaders. This month marks the one-year anniversary of my first run with this group. Like so […]

Three Words

“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” – Oprah Winfrey One of the most delightful people in my life is my former colleague Lana. We met over 20 years ago, but it wasn’t until […]

Christmas Cookies

“Make laughter the soundtrack of your marriage.” – Dave Willis, pastor and author A couple of weeks ago, I had the “pleasure” of watching my husband Alan be good at yet another thing that he’d never done before. Yay for me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m filled with pride whenever I witness Alan excel, which happens to […]

Five Things I Own That Spark Joy

“Does this spark joy?” If it does, keep it. If not, dispose of it.           ― Marie Kondo, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up For the last four years, I’ve focused on living a simpler, more minimalistic life. I think I’ve done pretty well. Since my 50 Things challenge, I’ve definitely become more intentional with what I […]