Hollow. Empty. Nothing left. Drained. Have you ever pulled the plug in the bottom of the bath tub and watched the water kind of tornado vacuum out the bottom? Disappearing into…well, nowhere. Sometimes I feel like that’s what my energy and fun does. It slips out the bottom somewhere no one can see at a […]

​If you had to choose between a simple, the-game-comes-to-me, easy life or a more complicated life full of blessing – which would you choose? My father-in-law loved ANYthing with a motor. Antique cars, jet skis, go-carts. If it had a motor, he had one, wanted one, or was fixing one. My husband takes after his […]

Last night we had our yearly staff Christmas party. It’s usually at the same restaurant every year. Family style Italian food, David and I encourage the staff for a few minutes, we give presents and exchange secret santa gifts and do whatever the fun team chant, cheer, or fad is for the year together. And […]

Back in the day…. I was in sales and I was making bank. When David tells the story, he makes me out to be a great salesperson. As much as I’d like to think that’s true, I know why I was so successful. There was a theory. A plan. A numbers game. Make enough cold […]

I went to dinner the other night with some friends. They had a reservation for us at a pretty swanky place and introduced me to a group of truly amazing people. When the check came, they snagged it and I didn’t get to pay. I offered a clumsy “thank you” as we walked out, fully […]