Do you ever wonder what single parents do on holidays? I know my experience is not typical. I spent the first ten to twelve years my ex and I were separated having him to dinner and my house Christmas morning. We waited, all but stockings, for him to come over so he was with the… Continue reading Single Parent Christmas
Do you make New Year’s resolutions? What is so special, other than the term new year would indicate a fresh slate, about January 1st? I realize that having a new calendar makes my life seem like I am getting a fresh start. I also realize that tradition dictates that I make resolutions. Yet, as is… Continue reading Resolutions
2011 was a good year for my running life but not necessarily for my business life. You would think that one part of life would be connected to another. This is not – actually, in my experience, is never – always the case. Or maybe I should say that the areas I want are not… Continue reading Somewhat of a Year in Review
We all have memories. The question is what triggers those memories. Yesterday, I had a taste memory. I have talked frequently about growing up with my grandmother. Holidays were busy times, as they are for most families. Yet, my grandmother would always bake. I made the recipe for sugar rollout cookies this week (see my… Continue reading Taste Memory
Have you ever had issues with what you are baking? I made cookie dough. I made two different kinds, both what I consider Christmas cookies. The first batch was sugar cookie rollout dough. It was my mother’s recipe and I use to hate using it as I am not a wait for the dough to… Continue reading Cookie Dilemma
I have spent a few days away from my computer but want you to come visit me Another Mother Runner. I did a why I run guest piece that you can find here.
What a pleasant surprise when I walked into my local Starbucks on December 20th to find that breakfast sandwiches were buy one, get one free. After having read Onward by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, I have steered clear of the breakfast sandwiches at my favorite coffee shop. I knew that changes had been made since… Continue reading Starbucks’ Breakfast Fare
Memories are important pieces of each individual. Frequently, we associate or remember different activities that we did with certain people in our past. Again, this holiday memory comes from my grandmother. I grew up in my grandparents’ home from age five. Nowadays this may be more common place but in the mid-60’s, this was an… Continue reading Stuffed Dates
The US Postal Service has proposed cutting service within the United States. This process was not something done on a whim but one that took much analysis. None of the changes are going to be easy. First class mail will be slower. Jobs will be lost. Services will be consolidated. Saturday mail delivery will be… Continue reading The Postal Quandry
Do you always wonder what you are going to give those “hard to give to” people? Here is a quick last minute gift or a great hostess gift. You can either reuse a container you have – I will explain how to decoupage a container later – or buy a cute holiday container at the… Continue reading Spicy Almonds
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