‘I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.’ It’s my favorite line from one of my all time favorite movies …You’ve Got Mail. Awww. I guess it’s a little long in the tooth now (1998). The technology is kind of old. I suppose, ‘you’ve gotta tweet, or you’ve gotta twix (as an 85 year old I know … Continue reading If I knew your address
It was the last leg of my journey, Houston to Atlanta, and I was exhausted. After a five-day business trip spent mostly with people I’d never met before, my introversion was wearing thin. I wanted to get on the plane and just melt in to my seat. I walked down the very roomy aisle. Only two seats on each side. Nice, I thought. There was … Continue reading Looks can be deceiving
Last week I read a blog post by Rookie Notes giving tips for choosing a college major. She did a great job. She’s 23 years old. I’ve worked in higher education for 35-years and have counseled countless students about their majors. I was really impressed with her insights. She inspired me to tell my major selection story. I stayed home for my freshman and sophomore … Continue reading Much ado about Major
I am a bonafide shopaholic. I’m not in recovery or rehab, and I have no intention of being in either any time soon. I love to shop. One of my favorite hobbies is seeking the deal of the century. When I shop retail I almost always shop the clearance racks and aisles. But in this post I want to address consignment and thrift store shopping. … Continue reading Love the Deal
The title is “36 Things Every Single Girl Must Do Before She Settles Down.” I was single for way longer than I’ve been married so these types of articles often catch my eye. I thought, “Hmmm. I wonder how many of the 36 I actually did before settling down?” Well, I found out that some of things don’t sound that appealing and wouldn’t have been … Continue reading Every Single Girl
About a year ago my back started hurting. “No pain, no gain,” right? So I pushed through it. I’m a 57-year-old trying to be a 37-year-old so I was doing cross-fit taught to me by my 30-year-old trainer. By October when I stood up from my very expensive all-leather ergonomically-designed desk chair at work, my back would cramp up and send me toward the roof … Continue reading Cross-Fit Nit-Wit
If you do not live in the state, you may not have known that Georgia is owned by the Cathy family. You may have mistakenly thought it was owned by Ted Turner, Arthur Blank & Bernie Marcus, or some silent stakeholders of Coca Cola stock. No. The Cathy family. As such, there is a Cathy family restaurant on every corner. There is Chick-fil-A (about a … Continue reading Eat mor chikin
I’ve always loved the story of Christopher Robin and Pooh. It’s a sweet tale of two friends who must separate and how they stayed close forever after. I can relate to it because I have moved often enough throughout my life, mostly for my education and my career and each time I have had to leave friends behind. Likewise, I have had friends who’ve moved away … Continue reading My Christopher Robin
My arms chugged back and forth, back and forth on the elliptical as sweat trickled down my face. A girl in front of me on the treadmill wore knee-length grey spandex pants and a corral-colored tee. Her hair was pulled up tight with a lime green scrunchie. Her pony tail bounced up and down as she walked. I was watching something violent on the TV, as … Continue reading An Imaginary Gunman
Tower of Twins 