Today’s guest post is brought to you by Lisa Menke, communications expert and my best friend for over twenty years. ****** When I was growing up it seemed like there were two types of kids. [...]
Yesterday Everyday First Class experienced its 4th anniversary. The last four years have not gone the way I expected. Layoffs. The loss of two beloved family pets. Another miscarriage. Anxiety [...]
When it comes to life improvement, there appears to me to be two types of mindsets. The first is The Settler and the second is The Striver. The Settler The settler says, “Life isn’t so bad, so [...]
I have a stalker. This stalker is always with me. There is nowhere to hide and no restraining order to keep her away. She is always whispering in my ear, reminding me of things that both bring me [...]
When I was a kid my big sister had ducks. I remember watching baby ducks hatch one morning out in the old shed in the pasture. It was thrilling! The little chick poked a little tiny hole in the [...]
The impact of our biological make up versus our environment (nature vs. nurture) on our personalities and lives has been long debated by both science and philosophy. Why would two siblings raised [...]
For a long time there was one subject I desperately wanted to write about, yet every time I tried it didn’t come out right. There was so much I needed to express but apparently it just [...]
I’ll be the first to admit that I am an Olympics junkie. The thrill of the races, the beauty and grace of the athletes and the endless stories of perseverance are such an inspiration to me. [...]
Today is my birthday! I am 39 years old today. This morning I am physically and mentally exhausted from a toddler who is, apparently, on a sleep strike and/or thinks sleeping is for babies. I [...]
At the end of April I read an amazing book, The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) by Hal Elrod. In this book, along with his own [...]