As I pull things out for the holiday, I get that glimpse of the stuff that I’ve accumulated. I feel as though my home is transformed into a gingerbread house and I await the coming of Santa. Every year as I take down my cranberries and selfmade garland I wrap it in tissue paper so that [...]

Last weekend, my brother and I drove down passed Columbus at 5am in the morning to pick up a little yellow lab puppy to give to my father for Christmas. We arrived back a bit passed 2 and had my niece run up to my dad saying, “Paw-Paw, we got you a present!”. My other brother arrived with [...]

It is a time to give thanks. A time for us to take a deep breath, reflect and honestly say, “thank you.”
Ok, so this is what we are supposed to be doing tomorrow, but how many of us will be surrounded by family members, some of them a lot smaller and louder than us, in a [...]

There is so much going on with the world, where does one catch up? How does one choose to support one group over another? I sit at my desk overwelmed on how many causes are out there asking for donations. There is so many I wish to give to that it causes me to wonder, [...]

Green is a color that is not so abundant this month. It’s largely being overthrown by stronger shades of red, purple, yellows, and orange. All these colors come in such a vibrant display that allows green to take a grand back seat to Fall. The time of harvest, the time of change, the time to [...]

Are we all ready for this election to be over? Are we ready for the domination of others views to take a step back and give us some breathing room? Are we ready to look at our 401Ks and let out that jagged breath?
This has been quite a week for misgivings and inconclusions. I’m amazed [...]

Within this last month I have started on my Christmas presents. I know it’s crazy to even think that the holidays are right around the corner, but for the last several years I have made an attempt to make most of the gifts I give. It all started around the time when my family started [...]

As I contribute to the eco side of things, I feel as though this practice blog deems fitting. I’ve spent all day wishing I had my air conditioning on as I rummage through boxes, containers, papers and the other day to day stuff that piles up. I find that it’s sad that I’m breaking a [...]