Honoring the Best, Change the Rest

  • On June 27, 2019
I visited my old stomping grounds in Old Town Alexandria last week, seeking out the comfort of my hangouts and friendly faces. Like the 80’s TV show “Cheers”—the places where everybody knows your name. But something had changed! A peek in the window of one of my fave coffee shops, dark and empty. What had
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I Hear the Birds Sing Again!

  • On June 6, 2019
Last week I moved to a new home, a new state, a new part of the country. My husband is working in a different capacity and from home. It’s a BIG change in my, and our, lives. My coaching and consulting work is the only consistency. Over the course of my 27-year military career I
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Chopsticks and Change

  • On May 9, 2019
I found this wooden box of beautiful silver chopsticks and soup spoons. I have two sets of them; place setting for 24. They’ve been buried in the back of a cabinet for years. Now that we are moving, I am discovering all kinds of long-lost treasures like this. These were given to me as a
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Fix the Drip!

  • On August 23, 2018
I had become immune to the drip.  For a while, the sprayer function on my kitchen faucet hasn’t worked. Then an annoying tiny spurt of water from the corner of the downspout. And then…water dripping down the neck and pooling at the base. I started keeping a rag near the counter, so I could wipe
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Beyond My Comfort Zone…And Loving It!

  • On June 5, 2018
Stretching far out of my comfort zone today. In a different time zone, in a different country, in a different language, heading to a destination I’ve never been. By one bit of security is a good cell signal and google maps. (How did we get along without google maps before???) I’m in Lisbon, Portugal, the
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Bringing Soul To Your Bottom Line

  • On January 25, 2018
The picture above is the (Save Our) Soul box from Penzey’s Spice company. After the President’s derogatory comments on immigrants from African nations a few weeks ago, Bill Penzey, Jr., the company’s CEO, sent out a newsletter denouncing the people who continue to support racism in our country. To put ‘skin in the game’ so
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The Charlie Brown Approach To New Year’s Resolutions

  • On January 11, 2018
Peppermint Patty: Have you made a New Year’s resolution, Chuck? Charlie Brown: Remember how I used to dread the whole year? Now I’m only going to dread one day at a time. —from A Charlie Brown Christmas Chuck is onto something. Hint: It’s not the dread. There is value in having big goals, long term goals. While the
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