My husband and I married one year after I graduated high school. He was ten years older than me but he absolutely swept me off my feet. Our first date was attending his ten-year high school reunion which seemed pretty serious to me from the get-go. When I was nineteen, we took those “old fashioned” …
Maria To the Rescue Part II
Gerry and I are what many may call an “old fashioned” couple. I truly wouldn’t have it any other way because that’s what totally works for us! I am more than pleased with our thirty-one year marriage. We are both blessed with full time jobs. We graciously split responsibilities of owning our home. When I …
Maria to the Rescue! Part I
It was October, 2016... After a somewhat uneventful flight back to South Carolina, I walked into my house regretting not giving it a good cleaning before our departure to Arizona. I had never NOT cleaned my house before any vacation, except for this one trip. I am what most people would refer to as a …
Stand Up! It’s Finally Here!
In a recent post, The Fun’s Just Getting Started… I mentioned a conversation between me and my manager about a stand up desk. You may remember, in that post, I was chasing “squirrels” but I finally got to this transformational conversation. Fast forward to now. Have you ever heard of Christmas in September? Me neither, so …
This Little Thing Called Work…
It was Monday, June 6, 2016, just a few days before my anticipated vacation. I would meet, and work with my new district manager for the first three days of the week. I literally just met the man, shook his hand, exchanged a few niceties, and advised him of my impending departure just a few days …