When life gives you lemons, do you:A) Make lemonade;B) Learn to juggle; orC) Add a little vodka and soda? Story time! Ever wonder how I got interested in social media and turning Unleashing the Next Chapter into a Social Media Marketing & Management company? It’s honestly a lemons to lemonade story. I have always loved …
How I Discovered Lemonade and a New Business out of Life’s Lemons Read More »
Does anyone share or trade plant cuttings anymore? Houseplants … I know it’s a different topic for me, but I’m feeling nostalgic and simultaneously attempting to rebuild my plant collection. I don’t do many story-times, but here we go… My grandmother had an amazing green thumb. Indoor and outdoor plants. I can’t even guess at …
Why Houseplants? Portal to important people and memories Read More »
Friday was my birthday. What was to be a big weekend for me was pretty much high-jacked by the coronavirus. But my husband, son, and daughter-in-love did gather for a little while to celebrate another year. Which is more important than you might think because I’m one of the “at risk” population. See, I have …
Hand-washing and Gratitude Read More »
Sitting up, dressed, AND drinking coffee for the first time in almost 10 days. Maybe I’m starting to adapt to the med change? Oh, I hope so. So much I want to do… (If you’re not sure what’s been going on, check mine and Gizmo’s social media. Links at the bottom of the page.) So …
Updates & 5 Productivity tips… Read More »
So many people are waiting for life and circumstances to be “just right” before launching that business, writing that book, starting a family, or unleashing the next chapter of life. Here’s the big secret of those you think are successful: the time will never be “just right.” If you want it bad enough, you sacrifice, …
“Just right” is a myth–do it anyway Read More »
Welcome sports fans, it’s baseball season! Unfortunately, I’ve been on the DL since April 3rd. I’ve made an effort through the years to keep this blog upbeat, positive, and encouraging. What I’ve noticed is that when I don’t feel those things, I tend not to write. The regular struggle for me is that as a …
Life and Blogging on the Disabled List Read More »
Dad died eight years ago today. (This last minute post started as a note for family and friends on my personal Facebook page, but before hitting send, I decided it’s appropriate to share here with the world…) I come from a practical, rather stoic family. Birth, taxes, death…just parts of every life. We acknowledge the …
Enjoying the Journey Dad, but Missing You Read More »
Last weekend Steve and I celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary. We enjoyed meals at new-to-us restaurants, visited Fort Worth, museums, Sundance Square, a night in a hotel, church with our youngest and his girlfriend, and reminisced about so many things we have experienced and learned over those years. Steve did some Facebook check-ins and status …
Celebrating 28-years because and in spite of… Read More »
Giving Paws, Martha L. Thompson, Self-Help: Personal Growth/Happiness Stars: 4.5 I must confess at the outset that this book was sent to me by the author. She discovered my website a number of months before her book was released. As we both write about experiences with invisible/chronic illnesses and our service dogs, we quickly connected. …
Giving Paws–Book Review and Recommendation Read More »
This past weekend was the culmination of six months of dreaming, planning, researching, and accomplishing a huge project for Dallas/Fort Worth writers. I have slept and thought for the last three days, and I think I can now summarize what I’ve learned… It all starts with an initial contact. I knew the writers in my …
Cactus & Kangaroos Wrap-up Read More »
