Last Saturday I went to a good friend’s birthday party. My husband stayed home to “work on the house”. For some reason or other, I was in a particularly good mood. There were about 35 people attending, including children, and it was...
I love cats. There, I said it. My husband, on the other hand, is extremely allergic. So, we can’t own cats or visit people with cats – at least for very long. My mother, who lives in northern california, owns one cat named Dusty. Whenever I visit her I...
Ok, so I have a confession. I have a problem. I get really annoyed when I see trash on the ground – especially in places like airports where there are hundreds of garbage cans scattered throughout the terminal. What makes it ok for someone to put their garbage...
It’s been about a year now that my husband and I started frequenting the Red Robin chain of restaurants. For my husband, it’s all about the burger. He’s a picky man, and to find a burger that meets his high criteria is a miracle in itself. For me,...
My husband is a general contractor. This week he called a roofer to do a repair job for a client. When the roofer, we’ll call him Mark, answered the phone, he spoke so quickly, my husband could not understand the greeting. My husband had to ask Mark to repeat...
Last week I attended a networking event for the second week in a row. My first encounter with the group was 2 weeks ago. From the second I walked in, I was happy to be there. Everyone was smiling and friendly. Most of them introduced themselves to me and made me...