Shoe Shop Thanksgivings
When Sex and the City first aired on TV I immediately felt a kinship with Carrie Bradshaw because I totally shared her passion for shoes. I sometimes think of the…
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Opportunities for Kindness
One TV show I never miss is CBS Sunday Morning. I enjoy the segments done by Steve Hartman. Steve is a master at finding and presenting stories about people who…
Is Our Work Ethic Vanishing?
The best crab cakes I’ve ever had are made and served at a small upscale restaurant called Lenoras in the tiny town of Perryopolis south of Pittsburgh, PA. Not a…
The Upside of Being Rejected
Probably the most famous rejection stories are the ones about highly successful authors. Chances are you’ve read one of the “Chicken Soup” books. When the first, “Chicken Soup for the…
The Most Fun Holiday
What’s not to love about Halloween? You get to dress up and transform yourself into your favorite superhero, fairy tale, movie or spooky character, and be whoever and whatever you…
When Less is More
In the summer of 2011 I visited the Painted Desert in the Four Corners where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet. As part of the Petrified Forest National Park,…
The Power of Laughter
Did you know that the average adult laughs only 17 times a day? And the average child laughs 300 times a day! Obviously, as we get older we are losing…
Looking for the Rainbow
The most common natural disasters in the U.S. are Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Floods, Wildfires, and Earthquakes. But there are other types of disasters too! Personal ones. Personal disasters are, in order…
The Other Side of the Fence
Did you know that the average adult makes about 35,000 decisions a day? Whew! But most of these are easy because they’re small and repetitive … what to make for…
Is Fall Your Favorite Season?
When asked what our favorite season is, most people say it’s Fall. We are hugely influenced about what our favorite season is by where we live and how old we…
The Best Time Ever!
In 1973 the governor of West Virginia proclaimed a national annual Grandparents Day. It became an official holiday in 1978 when President Jimmy Carter signed the legislation and the first…
Are You Doing Enough Traveling?
If Covid hadn’t happened I would be in Alaska right now. My husband and I have postponed the 5-week trip that would take us through northern Michigan and Wisconsin into…