I was driving home from Indiana and thinking…you know the kind, the hard, good thinking that leads you to potentially life-changing decisions.

One of the things I decided was something I could blog about. Something that would be appropriate for every subject, every current events story, every thought in my mind.

It was a . . . → Read More: Epiphany Lost

There are some really good dentists out there.

But if you have teeth issues (like my darling husband) it kind of doesn’t matter, what you really need is a credit card with a really high limit. He got a tooth pulled last week for the low, low price of $425. One tooth. It’s crazytown. . . . → Read More: The Perils of Modern Dentistry

I watch a lot of movies. I read a lot of books.

There’s one genre that drives me nuts. “My life fell apart and now I have to go on a journey of rediscovery to find myself and realign my values.” You know. Those books. Mostly I despise them because I don’t know anyone, . . . → Read More: Transformative Journeys, Socioeconomic Status, and Existential Crisis

I have a cavity. Not a bad one, just a little guy, and I’m going to get it fixed soon.

But when I was at my dentists office, she showed me the grandpappy of all electric toothbrushes. She sold me on it hook, line, and sinker. Even told me that when 20 people came . . . → Read More: My Dental Dilemma (advice anyone?)

Thank you.

Life would be such a faded copy of beauty without you.

From your patience, to the laughter, to the hugs – oh the hugs – and the memories we create.

My life would not be what it is without you, and the love I feel for my life would not be as . . . → Read More: To My Friends

Giving a 5yo cash is taking a risk!

We get compensated for taking A to these studies and assessments (she did great, we’ll find out the results in April) and it’s kind of cool, especially because I’d probably do this for free if I was asked to.

When they handed me the cash . . . → Read More: When I Gave My 5yo $25 She…

There’s a long-term study on education that one of my daughters is part of.

They track A from preschool all the way through high school graduation. I originally applied because they were creating a kind of charter school and there was a lottery to get in. At the time I was paying a LOT . . . → Read More: Did you Know We’re Part of a Study?

I try really hard not to be a complete jackhole on the Internet.

Which is REALLY difficult sometimes because I feel like mall cop of the Internet but my pet peeve is littering with words and you just can’t enforce that. You can chase people on your virtual Segway all day…but they’ll still litter . . . → Read More: Balancing Kindness with Patience

So after my Tony Robbins exploration I ran into another TED video I couldn’t resist watching. It was by a guy who wrote a book. I know, that doesn’t narrow it down.

Oh, it was Barry Schwartz: The Paradox of Choice

It explained a lot of my “nothing is ever good enough” feelings really . . . → Read More: More TED Stuff (or, what’s wrong with me? LOL)