Goodness gracious, where have the last 1.5 weeks disappeared to? Yesterday I received a text from a bestie asking "where have your blogs been?" and I realized that in my excitement with the Olympic swimming trials the free hour per night that was allocated for writing was spent cheering for the ...
don’t take a yacht’s parking spot
Several years ago Husband and I purchased an inflatable raft that we lovingly dubbed our Little Yacht. We'd take it out on deserted lakes in Eastern Oregon and spend hours floating around. The only company we saw were in drifter boats and we felt perfectly at ease in our $50 special, complete with ...
top ten lessons i’ve learned from my mother
Happy Mother's Day to all the loving and selfless moms out there. Although I am only mother to a furry creature I am continually impacted by all mothers, both in my personal and professional life. I know many extraordinary mothers, especially my own mother (obviously), my sister, my sister-in-law, ...
dare not to compare
I have this nasty little habit.
I'll be in a lovely mood or proud of an accomplishment and the happiness involved is quickly replaced by the overwhelming feeling of inadequacy when I think of someone else. Not anyone in particular, just a person who achieved more. And then I am sad. It ...