Ever hear that Dire Straits tune MONEY FOR NOTHING? Let me inform you there is no such thing as money for nothing. I got an instant reminder the first week end of a brand new career move. My husband and partner in all things travel around in a travel trailer as… Read full post »

While writing a blog or two; reading a blog or three at a favorite online community I read a story that referenced the fabled coulda woulda shouda... and asked the question, what would you change at this point in your life? Coulda, woulda, shoulda. I answered and challenged my fellow community… Read full post »

This story was from 2008. My husband and I were looking at stoves to purchase over the weekend;with raised eyebrows I reminded him why I was selecting this appliance, just me........

Last week we had Texas weather; strange. One day we reached 80 degrees, (and a lovely day it was)… Read full post »

7 months. The number of months we had no growth income. Our small business, growing slowly but steadily until 2008, died quickly and with no warning. One week we were planning workloads and the next we were planning how to place our people. The summer of 2008 was interesting. My loving… Read full post »

When I was over 40 two things happened that changed my life forever. First, my daughter accepted a marriage proposal when she was 18. Second, I decided to get a second job because, to state the fact baldly, I am a tight wad and I wanted to pay cash for her… Read full post »

Personally, I have not doubted that health care is a  human right for many years. I can trace this epiphany to the late 1990s. Nursing a husband during his last days on earth as he died from complications of chemo, the necessary treatment for inoperable… Read full post »