Short Sighted
When my sons were five and eight, they decided they needed reading glasses. They had seen their aunt wearing a pair, and were fascinated by the fact that such a disability could be diagnosed and treated at the dollar store....
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Are you a Cow or Buffalo?
When I asked my sister for her best time management advice, the last thing I expected was an explanation of the difference between cows and buffalo, but that's exactly what she offered. She said she had learned once in a...
Selling Watermelons
As the story goes, two men decide to go into business together. They build a shed by the side of the road, then purchase a truckload of watermelons from a local farmer for $1.00 each. They take them back to...
Six Quotes to Get You Motivated
"Either you run the day, or the day runs you."- Jim Rohn "Discipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most." - Abraham Lincoln "Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow."- Robert...
You are the Pilot
Time often gets a bad rap. There's never enough time. You're running out of time. It's a race against time...Sound familiar? All common phrases that pit us against the 24 hours we are gifted each day. Too often, it is...
So are the Ants
My brother-in-law had an ant farm as a child. Frustrated by how slowly they were moving, he decided they must be cold, and that the solution to kick them into gear was to heat them in the microwave. It did...
Inertia
I struggle to find relevance in many of things I was taught in school. I have yet to be asked, for instance, to perform the recorder, jump off the back of a bus or make a Punnett square, although if...
Filling the Jar
We've all seen it. The classic demonstration where a jar is filled with stones. It appears to be full until you realize there's still room to add sand. The sand is poured in, and now it really appears to be...
I Was a Mother
Are you a list maker? I am, and hopelessly so. To me, a to-do list is so much more than an agenda. It is the promise of a gloriously productive day, and a delicious feeling of accomplishment. I started making...
Five Minutes matters
There were only three words standing between me and a clean house. Life with four young children was overwhelming, and the chaos displayed itself dramatically as messes around every corner. Dishes piled in the sink, unfolded laundry, and toys I...