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What’s your favorite word? Joy.  In Sunday School a long time ago I learned an acronym for Joy. Jesus, Others and You.  Put the Lord first, help and be kind to others and then take care of me.  No matter the circumstance, I can be joyful for what I have

What are you doing this evening? Last week I said goodbye to my management position in the retail sector.  The crime was out of control.  Today I start a new position in the automotive industry that I love.  So I am hopeful I will be celebrating a great first day making new connections and buildingContinue reading “Being thankful, celebrating, side hustles”

What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you? Negativity with a capital N.  Especially people that love to start their sentences always with “well unfortunately that’s not going to work” or “well the problem is” or “we can’t” or “I can’t”.  Typically these individuals are close minded to finding solutions, have aContinue reading “Negativity with a capital N”

Describe your ideal week. My ideal week would be to spend 7 days at a bed and breakfast in the mountains and “unplug.’. Unplug from my devices, constant emails, the noise and the news. And plug in to nature, rest, quiet, conversation and some fishing.

Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why. To be honest most athletes I don’t pay attention to anymore. The majority of them are entitled, narcissist and otherwise annoying.  Especially when they are better paid than our veterans.  If I had to pick a group of athletes it would be para Olympic athletes. Continue reading “Para Olympic athletes”

How do you relax? When I need a mental refresh, some alone time or need to decompress, I grab my camera and head outside to enjoy nature and photojournal.  I soak in the quiet, the beauty that surrounds us. Nature doesn’t complain, whine or argue.  🤣. Free therapy every time. 

If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be? I would have to say the word sure. I overuse it for too many things especially at work with my employees when I am physically and mentally done.  It’s just easier to say sure and avoid further conversation orContinue reading “I would surely, for sure, give up the word sure, I’m sure of it 🤣”

Are you holding a grudge? About? Once upon a time I carried a lot of grudges but then experience taught me that holding onto them makes me bitter, negative, unable to sleep well, saps energy and joy. We cannot control someone else’s actions only our reactions.  It’s easy to argue with myself and say “butContinue reading “Cannot control someone else’s actions only my reactions”

Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. I grew up in a tiny town outside Buffalo, New York.  It was just my mom, my two sisters and me. We had no car, and got around town on our bikes.  Therefore we did not travel far. I was accepted to college inContinue reading “Leaving for College. Remember like it was yesterday”

What does your ideal home look like? The physical aspects of a home are not really all that important to me anymore. My biggest thing is a kitchen that is big and functional. I love to cook.  The intangibles are what matter. A haven where our family is together and it is a haven whereContinue reading “A haven of peace, love, laughter and respite from the world”