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Time-Change and the Power of Perspective

by Kay | Mar 14, 2016 | ... on life, Purposeful Parenting

Why is the Spring Forward time-change so hard? It was like waking the dead this morning. And it’s only an hour difference. I think perspective could go a long way to help my sleepy-heads (and me!) Really. Because truth be told, if we lost an hour and due to a nice...

Regular in a High Octane World

by Kay | Jan 26, 2016 | ... on life

“How was the basketball game?” I ask Jack – whose name probably needs to be aliased since he is getting old enough to be aware. “Not good,” he answered. “What?” I was surprised. He has so much fun running around, shooting for the hoop and hanging out with his friends....

Something to Talk About

by Kay | Jan 14, 2016 | ... on life

Walking by a hearse with a teenage daughter isn’t on my Top Ten list of things I’d like to do. Sitting next to a teenage daughter at the end of a row of her grieving friends, struggling with disbelief, in a sanctuary anchored by a simple casket – not...

Eyes on 2016

by Kay | Jan 1, 2016 | ... on life

My road – the one paved with good intentions – never ceases to be plagued by detours. And detours can be distracting. Distracting and deflating. Mostly due to focus issues that can arise while on life’s little detours. Because detours can tempt our...

#hydratefortheholidays Water Station 1: Others

by Kay | Dec 15, 2015 | ... on life

Well – the holiday marathon has certainly begun. And I hope that our little hydration effort has been a help. If nothing else, thanks for humoring me. It has helped me on many fronts – even yesterday when a whole line of cars started honking as a stoplight...

Internet Silver Linings

by Kay | Dec 12, 2015 | ... on life

I’m weary of so much that comes with the Internet of Things these days. A couple of the things that make me the most tired are: The underlying (explicit) push toward personal branding and image manipulation/control. I guess I’m still mulling over that...