Who’s your favorite grouch?
Some famous grouches: Oscar the Grinch Grumpy Scrooge Maxine Garfield Eeyore Lucy a relative? the boss? you? We certainly have a lot of role models to choose from! And there are lessons to be learned if we are willing. For example, frowns vs. smiles… After all, we’ve heard that it takes more work to […]
Enjoying life vs. improving life
Wisdom from author E.B. White: “If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” And […]
Stressed or “Desserts”?
Life is uncertain… eat dessert first! I’m a firm believer in desserts first! What else would you expect from a previous chocolate store owner? (My sister and I were smart enough never to hire the applicant who said “I’d give anything to work in a chocolate store!” for we knew we couldn’t afford the loss […]
It’s my day; is it yours?
This Saturday, August 13, is officially International Left Handers Day. And I’m part of the 7-10% of the population that is left-handed. (as was my dad, my son, and my husband!) I’ve always said I wanted to be in the top 10% of whatever I was doing and, here, (by genetics at least!) I’m in the top 10%. […]