All Work and No Play

… makes me an uninspired, uncreative, dull, dull, dull girl.
Don’t get me wrong; I’m glad I have a job. Maybe even lucky. But lately, my job has left me completely drained – of energy, of time, of creativity, of inspiration. Every day, I go to office, put in eight hours (sometimes more) of my time, [...]

When It’s Hard to Say “I’m Sorry,” Write It in a Yearbook

I am in the beginning stages of helping plan my 10-year high school reunion.  (Wow! I feel old.)  And this, of course, has prompted me to browse my high school yearbooks and such.  My school days (all of them, not just high school) were often difficult.  Kids were cruel, as kids often are.  Sometimes, [...]

Overwhelmed

This is how I feel.
All.
The.
Time.

Neighbors?

After recently returning from Papa John’s where I had a lovely chat with Pizza Guy, I came to the realization that I don’t know any of my neighbors. Never talk to them. Never interact. Nothing. May not even recognize them if I saw them out and about. However, I [...]

Way-FM’s Summer Brown Bag Concert Series

Monday marked the return of the WAY-FM Summer Brown Bag Concert series in Franklin, and you’d better believe I was there for it. My co-worker Nita and I took a little extended lunch break, borrowed a blanket from a soccer mom (thanks, Deb), and set out to enjoy (as best we could in the heat) [...]

Sometimes, On My Lunch Break …

Sometimes, on my lunch break, I feel a little lazy and undisciplined. So I drive through Wendy’s to pick up lunch instead of going home to make it myself. And some days, like today, I forget that small really means medium and medium is actually large. And I order a medium Mr. [...]

Ducks in a Row

This one from Kris Carr could apply to anybody:

So often we wait for all our ducks to be in a row, our closets to be neat and tidy, and our endless to-do lists to be checked off before we allow ourselves to have fun. We believe that only after we get all our “stuff” done [...]

On Divorce

From my most recent interview, I found this statement from Sylvia (opera singer, cancer survivor) really interesting, especially considering that about half of all marriages end in divorce. Maybe it will give people one more reason to stop and think before deciding to end their marriages:
I remember hearing Lance Armstrong give an interview to [...]

Notes on a Drive-Thru Window

When I drive through McDonald’s to pick up a salad on my lunch break and the lady at the pick-up window forgets to put the croutons in the bag, I don’t request them because I think to myself that maybe she didn’t “forget” the croutons after all, maybe it’s just her polite way of letting [...]

Drunk Driver?

A couple of days ago, I was standing in line at the gas station near my house, just trying to buy a Dr. Pepper.  I don’t keep them stocked in the house.  It’s less of a temptation if I actually have to make an effort to get one.  That’s beside the point. 
The guy in front [...]