For a very long time, I resisted the electronic calendar. I would be in meetings, and as others were adding meeting times and notes on their various electronics, I would reach into my bag and take out my three-ring planner, using my favorite blue pen...
Sometimes, for fun, I imagine that there is a narrator who responds to my internal and spoken dialogue. The narrator would speak in a low, captivating voice — a voice like Morgan Freeman’s — and would capture my true feelings and contradict falsehoods, as needed. For...
I visit a shipping store by my house quite often. Since I work from home, it’s almost a daily occurrence that I need to send a package or a letter. I’ve settled into a comfortable relationship where the staff knows me. They greet me warmly...
My husband and I celebrated our ninth anniversary at a fancy restaurant in Phoenix that is known for their unique small plates. It was a wonderful meal, with over 20 courses that included a baby kiwi sandwich with beet tartare, black truffle nachos and carrot...
For Christmas, I received the best-worst present of chocolate peppermint bark. It comes from a well-known gourmet cooking store, and it is beyond delicious. Knowing that once I get started on it I cannot stop eating it until I’m sick, I decided to return it...
I glanced at the clock as I turned out the lights and shut my eyes, exhausted — 10:30 p.m. As I often do before falling asleep, I reflected on moments that stood out in the day that was ending. I thought about an interaction I had...
Today I received a baby announcement in the mail. I love announcements with pictures. Especially artistic newborn photography with babies wearing knitted hats or lying in tiny baskets. The announcement I received today was a single photograph of my friend’s new baby boy — wearing...
I almost saved someone’s life today. Almost. I was driving down a busy Scottsdale street when I noticed the rear passenger wheel on the fancy silver car in front of me wobbling a bit. “I should tell that person that their wheel should be checked,”...
My eyes scanned the coffee shop for empty seats. It was a busy Monday morning, and lots of people apparently had the same idea of starting off the week with 20 ounces of coffee and a goal of getting things done. The only seat available...
Sometimes life gets a little bit too real for my liking. Sometimes you’re having one of the best weeks ever. You get an appreciative email that you save in a folder you’ve named “Nice Stuff," you're having a series of good hair days, you make it...