Here’s a Wisconsin/Door County Friday evening for you: Homemade pizzas, dough and all, cooked on the grill A good bottle of red wine, saved to […]
A tribute to hard things
A tribute to hard things:May they always comeAnd pierce our skinAnd sicken our stomachAnd make us take long walksAnd sweat until our heads clearJust long […]
The habits of happiness
I host Ted Talk Lunch & Learns occasionally at work, and today we watched Matthieu Ricard’s talk “The Habits of Happiness”. It’s an old talk […]
Little Reminders
I employed some Brené Brown wisdom this week when I was employed in a monthly-least-favorite task for work. Long story short, I was feeling frustrated […]
100WWC
My mom had her quarterly meeting for a non-profit she founded this evening: 100 Women Who Care of Northern Door County. It’s a local branch […]
For the better
I’m reading on the back porch of the cottageUmbrella up, sipping Diet Coke in the shadeLooking out at the life my parents builtMy dad carrying […]
How Homes Are Built
After our Pluggies party for work last night, my parents picked up takeout from a local restaurant (Fireside) and we met at my place. Still […]
Virtual Pluggies
We have two big company events each year, a holiday party and a summer birthday party called the Pluggies (a knock-off of “The Dundies” from […]
Lunch Break
Here’s a beautiful perk about moving to Wisconsin in the middle of the summer: beautiful days, feet from the lake, paddleboards at the ready. After […]
News
The only time I ever see local TV news — or any TV news for that matter — is when I’m home with my parents. […]