You likely have heard the saying, "It's not what you've got, it's how you use it." I believe that is often intended to be the antithesis of an even more common saying, "Size matters." I think about these two sayings every morning when I take Cheyenne to school. Cheyenne is at STEM this year, West [...]
Tag: Humor
Do you water the grass?
Someone said, "Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven't fallen asleep yet." Should I worry that I understand this explanation all too well? I just keep muttering to myself that this level of stress cannot last forever. It will either be the death of me or eventually dissipate. I am [...]
Extreme Makeover – let’s talk Minard Hall…
I am in Maryland today and will not return until later this evening; as such, I will miss the Extreme Makeover Pep Rally - bummer. 😦 Ever since the news came out that Extreme Makeover was going to do a build in the area, folks have been trying to guess where it might be. I [...]
Yes! Yes! Yes! There is rest for the wicked!
They say there is no rest for the wicked, but they are wrong! You may think that I have finally figured out my destination per my blog yesterday - heaven or hell...well, I have indeed figured out my destination - just not for eternity...not yet. My destination in the short term is So Cal, I [...]
Where are you going?
Today I traveled to Northern Cass High School for the first meeting of the semester of their Teen CERT class. My program at NDSU partners with local emergency management folks to deliver this program in area high schools. Teen CERT - which stands for Community Emergency Response Team - is a great program that teaches [...]
Busier than a high-fiving, one-armed paperhanger!
As my friend Martha from law school used to say, "I am busier than a high-fiving, one-armed paperhanger!" Well, actually Martha used to attribute other activities to the paper hanger's free hand, but I cleaned it up for general consumption. Regardless, you get the point - I am REALLY busy. This busy thing is not [...]
My Achilles’ heel…
I consider myself to be a fairly strong and independent woman most days - a veritable bad ass if you will. That is until something goes wrong with my car or in my house that I have no idea how to fix - then I revert to the helpless little woman who needs a big [...]
THE NEW FORTY 