Have you ever been on the receiving end of a pay it forward at Starbucks? Somewhere else? It’s a great thing to be able to make someone else’s day. It doesn’t have to be something big. It can be a random act of kindness. I have been feeling stressed lately. Middle School applications are all […]
I see it all the time. We all make comparisons. As parents, we may compare our kid to another in the classroom or on the field. At school, we keep track of how we did with our fundraising compared to the school down the street. In business, we compare ourselves to competitors too. But Marie […]
When we’re kids, we believe in so many things. Do you think it’s better to believe? Sure, some may think you’re naive, but to me, I would prefer to bring a little magic and positivity into the world than the harsh reality that life sometimes holds! I remember doing the play Peter Pan in 6th […]
I know spambots aren’t really people. They aren’t telemarketers, but they can’t just be robots that try to put this stuff on blog pages, right?? They’re like little amoebas! I’m still fairly new at this blogging thing, but I am amazed by how much spam people get on the backend of sites. It doesn’t get […]
Whenever my husband and I would go out to dinner with my mother in law, she would never send food back – even if it were wrong. She didn’t want to put anyone out or be considered a problem. Me, on the other hand, if I ordered a steak medium and it came to the […]
Words are very powerful. They can be used for good or for evil (too dramatic?) depending on who you are and what situation you’re in. But the words we hear as we grow up stay with us no matter what. How you react to words is really a matter of how you were raised. I’ve […]
People who volunteer to take on HUGE positions at your school are a rare find, indeed. They are dedicated and they care so much about the school and the kids in it. They don’t do it for the glory – because there isn’t so much of that. They are often talked about, disliked and treated […]
When I graduated from elementary school, there was no question about what school I was going to. My parents sent us to the local public middle school (which we used to call junior high) and that was that. Then they sent us to the local high school. Nobody switched schools unless they moved away. That was how most of my friends’ parents did it […]
I just saw this small documentary called 20 Feet From Stardom and was blown away. It’s about these women who were backup singers in the 1960s and went on to sing back up for Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Sting, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler and many others. The women on the screen were […]
You know, sometimes seeing a silly movie can turn your day around! Today was lousy! I felt like I failed on so many fronts. I felt angry and frustrated and just wanted to feel better. I watched The Internship. A silly movie with Vince Vaughn and it made me smile. I loved the premise of […]
