Giving back to my community has never been more important than it is now that I am in the #secondact of my life. For me, now is the time to live as intentionally as possible. In order to do that, I need to make my creative endeavors mean something. Giving Back For several months, my… Read More
In like a lion, out like a lamb. Not for those of us living in the heartland! The weather here has been anything but that, lol! For the last month, the temperatures have been up and down, the skies gloomy, and the precipitation has been mixed—definitely, a meteorologist’s delight. In Like A Lion Today is… Read More
Quiet Sunday mornings have to be one of my favorite times of the week. Everyone is still asleep, the sun hasn’t risen yet and there is peace before the world wakes up. It’s a time to reflect and relax. Morning Person I am a morning person; always have been. It stems from my days of… Read More
What is customer service if not serving the customers? This is my question for the week. I had two customer service events in the last week that really drove this point home. I have been in this field most of my career. My customer service experiences were polar opposites. So I thought I would share… Read More
Perfumes and colognes can be lovely. Whether you realize it or not, dousing yourself in them can be problematic to those around you. When the over usage of either of these products starts to affect others, some may wonder if the wearer recognizes what they are doing to the public spaces outside of their… Read More
Putting myself first is kind of a foreign concept to me. It’s no news that I have put other things first in my life before myself. When I hit the big milestone birthday, I vowed I would do things a little differently, coining this time of my life as “my second act.” Several… Read More
I cry every day For what seems like no reason I cry every day It’s my time for this season I miss so many things The least of which is dad He has earned his wings His absence makes me sad Random things bring on the tears No rhyme or reason when they occur Wish… Read More
Here we are, the end of another year. A time for reflection they say. As the week was winding down, the voice in my head kept saying, “Man! It’s been a year!” To be honest, I feel like all I have done is sit in doctor’s offices, go to the store, and work. Let’s not… Read More
Oh it’s Christmas Eve Hope your cares are free And you’re right where your heart longs to be You know that All these moments are Like falling stars You blink they fade into the dark So hold on tight to Christmas Eve And we go trust in time Next year our worlds will realign… Read More
It’s Christmas…again. I don’t know where this year has gone. Where have the last several years gone? I have been living in a fog for so long that time has just escaped me. My days are filled with work, doctor appointments and phone calls to my mother. Worst of all, my dad’s passing earlier… Read More
