I was aiming for the highlands. When I saw several pictures of Scotland; they contained rocky cliffs that broke out and into the sea and snow topped mountain with lakes, brooks, and castles nestled in forests. I envisioned myself as a hiker. A great explorer somewhere I had never been; camping wherever I found myself…
Road Rage: Why It Exists and How to Cope
I’m usually pretty calm for my morning commute to the office, but every afternoon going home my personality changes. I become this exasperated, overly critical, screaming mess of a person because apparently, no one else knows how to drive except me. Sound familiar? It happens like clockwork, so I thought it would be a good…
Things I’m Loving: Week of August 20th
Half Price Books – I love Half Price for the selection and prices anyway, but they also have an awesome program where you can sell them your books, etc. Bring books, cds, records, and comics into their buying section and after a short wait, they will give you a quote on what they can give…
Keeping a Kudos File
You are at work and you’ve been killing it by tackling one project after another and now you are feeling really burned out or maybe you are feeling under-appreciated for your daily efforts. At home, you are feeling overwhelmed by kids and responsibilities and feel like you are stuck in a thankless existence. Everyone…
Things I’m Loving: Week of August 13th
Finding Your Inspiration – Whatever gets you pumped and excited about life. For me, this past weekend I wasted away a couple of hours watching underdogs wow the judges on America’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent in videos I found on YouTube. I love it when someone comes on stage and expectations are very…