“Life is a chronic illness”, says author and podcaster Kate Bowler. On the one hand, we can hear that and think, “wow, that’s a depressing way to look at life.” On the other hand, as someone living with a chronic illness, I can relate to the intent behind Kate’s statement. We live in a world…
Flexibility is not a word naturally associated with planning. Yet just like other opposites, these words can co-exist and do co-exist nicely together. When we are worried only about ourselves, it’s pretty easy to make a plan and stick to a schedule. Add a spouse, and there can be an adjustment period, attempting to figure…
Early in my career, I was surrounded by amazing women who taught me about the world of business, finance, and life. Amazing women who filled the role of mentors as they carried the title of manager or boss. As a twenty-something newlywed, eager to take on the world, I was clueless about the cost to…
Did you know that the average American only spends 7% of their life outside? Maybe you are surprised by that number or perhaps not. When you put it in years, if we lived to be one hundred, that means we would have spent ninety-three years of our life indoors. That statistic came up in a…
It is that time of year when we begin to put away the pool towels and the sunscreen in favor of bouquets of sharpened pencils and stacks of notebooks. While I love welcoming the arrival of Spring and then Summer in their seasons, I am most fond of a season that brings out the mass…
The other night while my husband worked late I decided to sit on his office floor and go through a packet of papers and photos my mother had given me some time ago. As I unfolded papers I discovered treasure. Treasures not of financial value but words that fill your heart, bring back memories and…
