It is Friday. When I was younger I never understood older people saying, “Thank God it’s Friday.” That sounded so defeatist to me. If you hate your job so much that you are just living for Friday then you need to change it up. These people are stuck in a rut. I will never, ever be in…
Sprinklers. I like sprinklers. I like the Ch…Ch…ChChCh sound they make. I like their consistency. The sound of sprinklers either retires a hard fought day, or it welcomes a new day’s possibilities. No one ever runs their sprinklers during the details of the day. I live in the desert, so I do not have sprinklers…
“You are so lucky”, she said. We were discussing life and she was commenting on how lucky I was to have children, a great marriage and a career. “I am very fortunate”, I replied and we left it at that. Later that evening I got to thinking. Is it really luck? I am not sure…
Why is it that some people can hold on to what is important and others get lost in the crap? There are people that always seem positive and can for the most part keep their eye on the ball. Family comes first, it is not how much money you have that matters, don’t sweat the…
Yesterday I turned 36 years old. Thirty-six. Don’t get me wrong, I am not one of those “Oh, my God where did the time go!” types. I know where the time went and I have been present for all of it, but I am getting older. I got a really early start on life. I…
I wanted to write a little more about my fabulous week in Oysterville. We rented this little house (The Oysterville Guesthouse) that was stocked with everything you would need for a week of hanging out. The house had a full kitchen (including oyster shuckers…more about shucking later), board games, great books on Oysterville, and one…
My apologies for not posting, but I have been all consumed with my glorious vacation in Oysterville, Washington. Oysterville is on Long Beach is a large sandbar off the cost of Washington State. We rented a house in Oysterville (at the end of Long Beach), as a side note the full time year round population…
Well after my incredibly long post yesterday I am in the mood for something short and sweet tonight. It is Saturday Night and hot as hell here in Phoenix, Arizona. My children are with their grandmother and while I miss them I have enjoyed some time with just my man and with myself. We have…