On Your Marks

I came in this morning to a decorated office and an email box full of good luck wishes for this weekend’s race. To say the least, I am excited. I’m a bit nervous because this is such a new experience, but also confident that I am well prepared for the...

Good Times Ahead

Birthday flowers from Finny. Did she know sunflowers are one of my favorites? She knew these would make my day and they did. I know I ramble quite a bit about how lucky I am, but it truly caught up with me this weekend. First, thank you very much to everyone who left...

Taking Action

Today is Blog Action Day where bloggers around the world are encouraged to post about the environment — one of my favorite topics to discuss. There are many ways I’ve modified my behavior in the last few years to be more green — like bringing my own...

Giddyup in Your Skinny Pants

You know that pair of pants that haven’t fit for a while, but you can’t bring yourself to throw them away? They are your skinny pants, the ones you’ve been thinking about getting back into, and on some over-confident days, you pull them out of the...

Quality, Not Quantity

When I got my first job out of college, I went a little haywire with shopping. I had more clothes, shoes and bags than I knew what to do with. I did not, at that time, have a mortgage, so financially my mall habits weren’t that big of a deal. Emotionally,...