525,600 Minutes: How Did I Measure My Year?


When I started thinking about how to frame this last post of my "year", all I could hear in my head was this song from RENT.  I've never seen the movie or play; I just am always so moved by this particular song.  The hair on my arms and the back of my neck practically … Continue reading 525,600 Minutes: How Did I Measure My Year?

The Wonderful World of Disney (or, Saturday Nights When I Was A Kid)


Today's prompt: S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT! What’s your favorite way to spend Saturday night? I am a confirmed homebody and am proud to state it for all the world to know. Spending Saturday nights at home is a well grounded childhood memory. After our baths, we sat in front of the television to watch Lawrence Welk and … Continue reading The Wonderful World of Disney (or, Saturday Nights When I Was A Kid)

Golden Rule of Friendship


Do you find it easy to make new friends? Tell us how you’ve mastered the art of befriending a new person.   When I read the prompt for today a childhood song popped into my head and stayed there, like any good ear worm, for the entire day!  I learned it as a Girl Scout.  … Continue reading Golden Rule of Friendship

To Be A Good Listener


Starting a new job is never as easy as we hope. Research says it can take six months to a year to really get to know the technical part of a job, the people part...that can take a bit longer. I was asked this week to help out two of my colleagues who are having … Continue reading To Be A Good Listener