Today wraps up our last day of Jeff Goins' 7-Day Blogging Challenge. He deemed today a day of rest (very appropriate for a Sunday!) and shared his analogy of training for a marathon: while the entire race is long, the occasional sprints build endurance and make you stronger. Endurance. Strength. Yes, this pretty much summarizes… Continue reading Embrace the Sprint
This week while in the checkout line of Target, I found myself standing beside a woman who was very pregnant. She was wearing a comfy-cute outfit, leggings and boots, and I couldn't resist complimenting her in the moment. "Excuse me, but I just wanted you to know that you look amazing. I know you may not… Continue reading Baby Bump
This past week was a whirlwind. Literally. Wednesday afternoon, all afternoon activities were cancelled due to the threat of severe weather. I raced out of work to pick up my youngest from daycare, then headed straight home to hunker down with the rest of my children. My daughter is deathly afraid of thunderstorms and tornados.… Continue reading Tornado in Tappahannock
How many of you dread the word "Monday"? One click of a Google search for "Monday quotes" and you can see the struggle is real: What if it was possible to actually look forward to Monday? Say what? Yes! I'm serious! What if you could start your week with anticipation of something good instead of… Continue reading #CelebrateMonday
When was the last time you received a love letter? No, not a text message. Not a Valentine's Day card. An actual love letter. Handwritten. Folded. Filled with words of endearment and appreciation for YOU. Can you remember such a time? Last summer while on vacation, I was waiting in the wee hours of the… Continue reading Love Letters to Ketchikan
If you haven't gotten your milk and bread yet, you are running out of time. With an enormous snowstorm barreling across the East Cost today and tomorrow, a State of Emergency already in place, you can rest assured there will be lots to talk about in the coming days. Bread. Milk. Water. Check. My social media feeds have… Continue reading Sprinkle Kindness
Last night I attended my high school's 25th class reunion. While social media has made the art of maintaining friendships almost seamless (even if only in a virtual world of sharing photos and birthday greetings), there's no comparison to actually visiting with friends in person! The four-hour event was held at a local brewery with threats… Continue reading 7 Truths About 25th Class Reunions
Recently, I found myself in a heated discussion with someone else about the role "random" plays in the phrase "random acts of kindness" (also known as a RAK or RAOK.) "You can't call it a RAK if it's not random. The fact that you are pre-planning the event takes away from the novelty of it… Continue reading #ISTE2015 Truly Random Acts of Kindness
In addition to preparing Blessing Bags for the ISTE Conference, I packed some extra goodies to surprise conference presenters and attendees. There were three separate random acts of kindness, but each asked the recipients to tweet out the RAK using the hashtag #ISTERAK if they found them. The photos shared on Twitter were priceless and brought… Continue reading #ISTE2015 RAK Compliments and Treats
Today's random acts of kindness began with the sweetest surprise - a teacher brought me this card and said, "As soon as I saw this, I thought of you!" It totally made my day! Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling. I really like that. 🙂 Later in the… Continue reading Kind Words, Kind Actions
