As I contemplate the past 29 years since my son was born, and reflect on his birthday today, it brings to mind our journey. About 8 months or so after our wedding, we discovered that we were pregnant with our Read more
When my daughter was teaching in a preschool a few years ago, the director of the school brought in an ‘expert’ to discuss generational differences. My darling Millennial assessed it as a means for the director to finally understand how Read more
I had a rather ‘mean girls’ type of experience recently with another woman trying to say that she had all kinds of ‘dirt’ on me. It was all made up, and basically drama for the sake of drama. I found Read more
I’ve traveled to a lot of countries at this point in my life. Often, my travels have been for work, but increasingly they are for pleasure. I’d like to share my thoughts about eating out in general, and in other Read more
From the Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church USA, . . . The first Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord’s passion and resurrection, and it became the custom of the Church to prepare for Read more
How to choose a restaurant when traveling I’ve been asked how I decide which restaurants I go to when visiting a city for the first time. Here are my thoughts about picking where to go: Recommendations by friends or family Read more
I don’t actually remember when I started dyeing my hair to the dark brown of my childhood. I’m pretty sure it was after my daughter was born since I was pretty vigilant about being 100% natural during pregnancy and childbirth. Read more
Over the summer of 2014, I spent a lot of time in China. I was working on an acquisition, and part of my role was to convince the employees that they should join my company. While my company was buying Read more
I’ll start right out by saying that I’m not actually Scandinavian, and I don’t have any ancestry in that part of the world. My actual ancestors came from the British Isles and Holland (per our family tree, and confirmed by Read more
As a non-Catholic growing up in the 1970’s, I attended Catholic schools and had some unique experiences.
