There are some things about past jobs that have really stuck with me. In some cases, it has been a co-worker who has intentionally tried to make things difficult for me. Other times, it has been a challenging project that has pushed me to ...
Most adults are familiar with the concept of word-of-mouth marketing… You, know… Have a good experience with a product/restaurant and you’ll tell one person. Have a bad experience and you’ll tell 10. In 2003, I star ...
Although my husband was considered an army brat, I had only moved once in my childhood then again into an apartment after college. There was never a time when I was far from home and family – I went to college just blocks from the hi ...
It’s a rite of passage… toothpaste on the mirror. Not a gob or even fingerprints. I’m talking full-on toothpaste graffiti. Across the mirror. And now my kids are among the adults and children initiated into this select ...
When we lived in Los Angeles, I had the opportunity to participate in advanced screenings of movies. I always loved it and it’s one thing that I miss about living here in Iowa. It was a time before we had kids and we frequently saw ...
I’ve had a few contests close recently… so it’s probably a good idea to post the winners, right? Although the Bisquick giveaway netted several entries, I was surprised that both the book contests had very low entry numbers ...
Shortly after Miss M was born, we relocated from Palmdale to Arcadia, California. A few years later, we decided to move back to Iowa where we could raise the girls around family. It was always one thing or another that made things chaotic ...
When Miss M was born in 2003, we were simultaneously thrilled and relieved following many years of fertility treatments and a high risk pregnancy. So each day for the first year of her life, I either photographed her or videotaped her (or c ...
Despite enjoying to write, I’m actually a math geek by trade. Accountant to be specific. So my brain enjoys things relating to numbers – math in general, spreadsheets like Excel, money, calculations and puzzles. When I was a kid ...
I have a Guardian Angel. It’s true. I’d call myself “crazy” except there was a witness. It was back in 1994 when I met her. A blustery snow storm in South Carolina on my way back to Florida after a visit with my mom. ...
