A is for Apple – and a few other things.
As a lot of you know, my birthday is on Halloween. So in my mind, fall activities, festivities, and feasts are often tied to my birthday. My cute mom, knowing that I didn’t particularly like the scariness of Halloween but knowing that I did like the attention of a birthday, did her very best to […]
Aunt Judi and being bold.
Dictionary.com defines the word BOLD this way: My Aunt Judi embodied the word bold. She was the kind of person you noticed right away. She had a personality that filled the room, a big, colorful energy that was impossible to ignore. In a world where people often hold back or second-guess themselves, she stood out because she […]
A murder of crows and 3 small ideas.
My friend Julie (yes, that same 7th grade friend Julie!) works at a delightful children’s store in a delightful part of town. One day last week I visited her there and while wandering the store I came across a big thick chapter book intended for young-ish readers. It had such a cute cover that I […]
Hummingbirds and 4 dimensions of energy.
A few mornings ago, I was taking the garbage out. I went outside through our garage and when I turned to go back inside, I noticed a bird – or what I thought was a bird – swiftly flying around the ceiling area of the garage. I quickly realized the creature was a hummingbird. We […]
Hi, I’m Sally, and I’m a Worrier.
I’ve been working from a high-rise hotel the last couple days and enjoying the view out my very large window – I can see tops of buildings, tiny cars, neighborhoods, trees, helicopters circling, and mountains in the distance. I was speaking with my sister yesterday via FaceTime and she asked me if I worried […]
Hot Ones and 4 takeaways.
I am for sure not the first one to write about this. And, I don’t even like hot sauce. Like, at all. But my sister Coleen recently got me into this YouTube show called Hot Ones. Four episodes in and I’m hooked. For the two of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, let […]
Seeing ourselves through others’ eyes.
Several of my youngest clients are heading back to school in the next couple weeks. The topics we’ve discussed in our sessions have revolved around their class schedules and their friend groups and will they or won’t they like their teachers and who will they sit with at lunch and should they try out for […]
Darren’s one of these. Are you?
We just passed the end of the month. In our house the end of the month comes with comments and discussions that sound like this… “Well, I’ve got 3 days before I know about my month….” Or“I’m 15% over my month…” Or “It looks like I’m going to hit my month…” Etc. Darren is a […]
10 ways you’re not choosing love.
Darren and I met over 35 years ago. We dated each other in three different decades. And last month we celebrated our 5-year wedding anniversary. To say we have had an unconventional love story is an understatement. But, as I often tell people, it’s a pretty great story. In coaching about life, I end […]
Which kind of self-aware are you?
Several weeks ago I was sitting in a large event arena to witness one of my nephews’ high school graduation. The arena had steep stadium seating so I had a really good view of a mom trying to keep her toddler quiet in the row in front of me. What finally did the trick was […]
