What do you do when you receive an award or special recognition for something you’ve done? Do you shout your news from the tree tops or do you just quietly continue about your day keeping your achievement to yourself waiting for someone to ask you about it?
In the past I’ve fallen in to the latter […]
Have you ever forgotten to do something? Have you ever promised to get information to someone or ask someone to do something?
If you’re like me, more often than not something slips through the cracks and gets overlooked.
I really appreciate it when people send me a note or give me a call with a gentle […]
I hearby decree that today is Appointment Friday.
What is Appointment Friday you ask? Appointment Friday is the day that you pull out your calendar and schedule all those appointments you’ve been putting off.
Car repairs (including oil change) or inspection
Doctor, dental or vision checkups
Pet to the vet checkups
Child’s teacher
Plumber or electrician to your home
Supervisor, human […]
TGIF! Thank God It’s Friday!
You may be thinking, “Yeah! It’s the weekend!” I don’t have to go to work tomorrow.
Yes, that’s a good thing. But let me ask you… are you taking advantage of your time off to work on your goals? What is it you want to accomplish this year?
Do you want to […]
I love my cat! Fluffy is a big old, 20-pound Maine Coon cat. I tell people he acts more like a dog than a cat.
For instance, if Fluffy wants to go outside, he waits by the door until someone notices. Good kitty.
But then, once you open the door, he just sits there! He doesn’t move!
“In […]
I noticed my first daffodils popping from the earth a few weeks ago. I know it was still February and I was thinking, “Oh no! It’s too early!” This weird, but wonderfully warm Maine winter has confused more than the flowers. I read in Sunday’s paper that the maple trees don’t know whether to run […]
It’s happened twice in two days… someone at work has stated, “I’m bored.” They didn’t even have any enthusiasm as they said it. It was just a hum-drum heart felt, deeply depressing grumbling of discontent.
When I asked why they were bored, they both responded: “There’s nothing to do.”
Immediately I smiled. You see when my children […]
In today’s issue of A Swan’s Song, my monthly newsletter, I wrote about a puzzle that had frustrated my puzzle-loving mother enough that she gave up on it.
Well, I couldn’t pass up the challenge so I brought the puzzle home with me and finished it.
Here’s a picture of the completed puzzle.
I was actually […]
When was the last time you scared yourself by investing a large sum of money in your dreams? Have you ever?
A good friend of mine is actively pursuing her dream to become a professional photographer and greeting card designer. She wants to use her photos on the cards. She is already an amazing photographer but […]
Things at work are still a bit uncomfortable as we continue to go through the annual performance review. I wrote about this in the January 30th entry, Have You Looked in the Mirror?
The discussions and arguments continued as people attempted to justify why they should have received a better review/pay increase than someone else. Unfortunately, […]