She’s Got “The Look”

This post was most recently updated on May 18th, 2015I have a lot few pet peeves:  Poor grammar and other language blunders; people who insist on telling me the entire plot of a movie or TV show; having to repeat myself because the object of my conversation wasn’t paying attention … these are some of the top things that irritate me beyond reason.  Lately, well, for about the past 11 years or so, there has Continue Reading

The Magic Word

This post was most recently updated on May 17th, 2015When I was younger (and newly married, with only a part time job and no kids), I was busy all the time, doing things for other people. Need someone to work an extra shift? Sure! Want a volunteer to help staff a charitable event? You bet! Looking for someone to spend hours editing your organization’s publicity article for the newspaper and then to just rewrite it? Continue Reading