After helping with 3-yard sales this summer I have racked up some good karma and some helpful tips if you choose to host your very own yard/garage sale. #1. It is a lot of work. Know that it will take you days to gather everything together, clean it up and price every single piece.…
DetailsWho would have thought finding an appropriate summer dress would very difficult? I found the difficulty transcends all age groups and can become a bonding experience. Recently I went dress shopping. I was speaking at a friend’s memorial and I wanted a new summer dress. I shopped, tried on scores of dresses and nothing captured…
DetailsIt is the time of year when people come to visit. Some come for an overnight, a weekend or a week. Does it feel like some of your guests are visiting until hell freezes over? Do you remember inviting some long lost relative or old friend to visit? Did you extend your home…
DetailsCancerversaries; this is something that those of us in the world of cancer talk about. It can be celebrating the day we were told we are in remission. It can be the day when we stopped cancer treatments. It can be the day when we were diagnosed with cancer. Whatever day you choose it…
DetailsLike many locations this summer we are having a heat spell. Day after day it has been in the 90s and some days in the 100s! We don’t have humidity but 100+ is hot any way you slice it. During this heat spell I discovered my passport had expired and I needed to renew…
DetailsI got a request from a prospective employer of one of our former interns. I was emailed 10 questions about the person, one being “is she a hard worker?” I didn’t like this question. Was the sub text, ‘would she stay late?’ or ‘would she work long hours?’ The definition of a “Hard…
DetailsDo you find yourself saying things like the following? I don’t know why I am so tired? I don’t know what I did but my shoulder, knees, (some body part) hurts. I never used to be bothered by dairy foods, spicy foods, carbonated beverages etc. Jet lag just kills me. I need a couple of…
DetailsThis is a challenge Blog. Kathy Gottberg, a blogger I follow at http://smartliving365.com challenged me to write 3 blogs with 3 quotes. Challenge blogs are a way to write about something out of your comfort zone, or meet a specific deadline or post on a specific topic. I am not a quote person so for…
DetailsA very good friend recently passed away. His wife who is also a very good friend asked if my husband wanted to say something at his memorial. My husband said he couldn’t but I said I would. We have all been friends since meeting in college, some 40 years ago! In fact they were…
DetailsHave you heard of this trend, hiking naked? I blame Naked and Scared the TV reality show for encouraging people to go au natural in the woods. Here in Portland there is a naked bike ride. Everyone knows about it and if you don’t want to be sitting out enjoying an espresso while a pack…
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