This past week, I have spent a lot of time with my grandchildren, Jordan age 3 and Taylor, 18 months. Having grandchildren is like signing up for a circus you didn’t know you were hosting. They show up, turn your house totally upside down, eat one bite of what you offer them and then ask for something else, deciding for some reason that they no l …
I was having trouble thinking of a blog topic this week. Nothing came to mind. Then I started to think about the concept of nothing. In a world constantly buzzing with information, sometimes the most refreshing thing is. . . nothing. Nothing doesn’t demand attention or push for productivity. It simply exists, waiting for you to notice its quiet …
I am frustrated. I need a dress to wear to the dinner the night before my son’s wedding. I quickly looked online at some of the department store websites near me. Then I went to the mall to look at and try on the dresses I had seen online. I was shocked that, when I got to the first department store, I could not find any of the dresses I had s …
I had a telephone consultation with a prospective client last week. As I was working from home, I conducted the consultation on my cell phone. As we were hanging up, I said my usual send-off, “If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me.” At 8:00 am the next morning my cell phone rang from a number that was not in my contacts. Firs …
Mitch’s blog on Saturday influenced this blog. At what point do you change your consumer actions based on unacceptable service? And have you changed your own professional behavior based on your personal experience? Mitch’s blog reminded me of a situation we had encountered several years ago. Routinely we ate at a local Italian restaurant every Th …
During a telephone conversation with my sister this week I mentioned that I still had no idea as to what my blog topic would be. Her children are younger than mine and she asked me whether I ever had blogged about social media and its effects on kids. I told her of course I had. In continuing our conversation, I came back to her social media sug …
How are you with trying new things? Since the pandemic, I have done my own billing. As soon as I began inputting my own billing, I have been complaining about the program I used, finding it not user friendly and disliked that it was not cloud based. I finally decided to change my system four years after I started complaining. I am still learni …
I have a confession to make. I am not a cleaner. I absolutely despise cleaning. To me, cleaning is just a chore that I know I have to do. My mother, on the other hand, was an avid cleaner. Growing up, our joke was that she used to follow my brother, sister and I around the house with her sponge. My cousin tells me that she cleanses by cleaning. I …
Last week, I had dinner with longtime friends. The three of us started our legal careers at the same law firm. Even though the three of us had not seen one another in person for a long time, the conversation just flowed and the time went by too quickly. This coming weekend, I am meeting my college suite mates in Connecticut for our annual “Suitie …
For, my husband the definition of a perfect summer day is a day where he can either be in or work on our pool. For me, my definition of a perfect summer day is a bit different. I love to just sit by the pool and read. Generally, during the summer, I try to read one book that I consider to be “literature,” during the summer. My definition of “lit …
How do you put on your shoes? This became a topic of discussion after my husband watched me put on sneakers last week. I put on my right sock and then the right sneaker. I then proceeded to put on the left sock and then, the left sneaker. I was told I was doing it wrong. That I should be putting both sneakers on first and, after I have both soc …
I was forcibly unplugged while in Europe last week. My husband and I were in Lisbon. The converter we were using was clearly defective as my iPhone, my iPad and my husband’s iPad all blew. The iPad was even sparking when we tried to charge it. Luckily, for us, my husband’s Android phone was running perfectly. I had no alternative but to remain …
I sat last week in my doctor’s waiting room for over an hour waiting to be seen (why doctors can keep people waiting for over an hour is the subject of another blog). During that time, I watched people coming and going. Checking in immediately before me was a young woman to see the doctor. Accompanying the young woman was her mother, obviously the …
In my blog last week I mentioned that my daughter, and her new husband, very recently went to Greece for their honeymoon. What I did not mention was how, through modern technology, I was essentially able to check in on them throughout their trip. First, I was able to track their flight through Flightaware. My daughter went to SUNY Buffalo so sh …
My daughter and her husband are currently in Greece on their honeymoon. Wikipedia defines a honeymoon as “a holiday taken by newlyweds after their wedding to celebrate their marriage.” My husband and I took two honeymoons. It’s a second marriage for both of us wherein we were blending a family of two children each. So, immediately, after we got …
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