I find myself getting frustrated after circling the full parking lot for the third time.  Finally, I spot a place a few spaces over.  As I approach, I discover the reason it's available.  The car in the adjacent space is parked in a haphazard fashion, rendering the neighboring  one unusable.  Cars rounding the corner from … Continue reading Pet Peeve

I groan at the thought of the job ahead of me as I watch my husband pull down boxes from the attic above the garage.  We decided that this was the summer to go through everything.  Is there any other task so daunting than paring down thirty years of accumulation?!? I tell myself that it … Continue reading Sift, Sort, Pitch

Am I the only one frustrated when faced with using new computer application tools?  Usually, when I get on my computer, I do so with the mindset of completing a task.  I’m on the horse and I want to get going!  Having to disembark and step back to detect why my ‘horse’ aka computer isn’t … Continue reading These Darn Computers!

I’ve read that an increased sense of joy is the result of being grateful.  That makes sense to me so I’ve decided to pay particular attention to the kinds of things that bring me joy. It occurs to me that much is lost in the hustle and bustle of each day. I have so much … Continue reading Little Things…Great Joy

I recall an incident my fourteen-year-old freshman daughter recounted to me one afternoon after returning home from school.  She had chosen to sit next to a young, middle-school girl on the bus ride home and had struck up a conversation with her.  An upper classman got on the bus a few minutes later and noticed … Continue reading A School Bus Lesson

I was out with a friend recently when she realized it was my Birthday.  As usual, our outing culminated with coffee at Starbucks.  She had already gotten her coffee by the time I returned from the restroom. “Make sure you see Chad at the counter. He’s expecting you,” she stated.  In answer to my raised eyebrow, … Continue reading Birthday Gift

“This is it!”  I announced to my husband. “Today is the day I clean out the guest room and go through my stuff. “ “Didn’t you just do that a few months ago?”  His puzzled look tells me he just doesn’t get it. That comment is understandable coming from an organized, “if-it’s-not-immediately-needed-or-nailed-down-then-out-it-goes” kind of guy.  I … Continue reading Saver or Savior?

Over the recent holiday, I was telling my nephew’s girlfriend that I sleep with earplugs because I’m such a light sleeper. “Oh, I just can’t stand wearing earplugs!” she blurted out. “It makes me feel like I’m stuck inside my head!” “Thoughts are definitely clearer when there’s no noise,” I responded. “Yes!  That’s it!! I just don’t … Continue reading Earplugs and Voices In Solitude

I love having fun!  I love spending time with family and friends! I love making memories! There are so many fun options this time of year that it’s easy to overcommit.  If there’s one thing I’ve discovered over the years, however, is that less truly is more!  I find that even fun things, when there … Continue reading Festivities… Savored or Frenzied