Three hours into a five hour drive, an ominous grey building broke the steady stream of trees. The dull metal structure stood out against the vibrant green forest. The red of the company name served as the only ornamentation: Joy Global. My road addled mind fixated on that image, and spun. Ominous joy in the middle of the woods. What could that company possibly do? A Continue Reading
What Winners Can Teach Us about Service
I competed in an early season triathlon on Sunday. Guess what the winner did immediately after crossing the finish line? He lit up the grill to cook hot dogs for the rest of us. Wow. What a guy. The warm, free food sure was nice. You see, the weather didn’t quite cooperate for the race. Continue Reading
Brothers and Babies in Michigan, Oh My!
Two of my brothers live in Michigan, the state where I grew up. Both brothers recently had babies. For the last five days, I've been in Michigan, hanging out with my brothers and their babies. Ten month old Piper and twelve week old Kiki are both adorable. I've been unable to tear myself away long enough to write a blog post of any substance. For now, enjoy Piper sproinging Continue Reading
The Minimalist Guide to Stress-Free Holiday Weekends
We just had a holiday weekend. Did yours go something like this: heavy traffic out of town (stress), packed destination, lines and long waits (stress), crowds, and a traffic jam on the way home (stress)? I’ve experienced many holiday weekends where everyone in town tries to go out of town. And it feels like they’re all going where you planned to go. That’s why my husband Continue Reading
A New Blogging Schedule For A New RSS Feed
This post marks the first on my new RSS feed. No, I never got the old Feedburner one fixed. I abandoned it. Instead, I moved to MailChimp a tad earlier than I had planned. If you notice any issues, please let me know. I will try to address your concern to the best of my ability. I will also take this opportunity to move my regularly scheduled blog post to Wednesday at 6am. Continue Reading
