This week I am being reminded that I own and operate several businesses and that these businesses exist to make money. That is the bottom line!! A lot of good happens with that money; donations to charities, helping homeless people who are hungry and helping family and friends who need financial assistance, but we are…

I am a self proclaimed Ready, Fire, Aim, type of person. I think of something and if it tickles my fancy, I charge ahead. I do not always think things through completely. I am lucky, blessed and grateful to have people in my life who help me adjust my aim. People who have experience or…

Tonight is going to be short and sweet. I am grateful that I did not have to drive all of the way home from Sacramento. I am grateful that my sister and my brother in-law are able to tolerate me enough to allow me to sleep at their house. I am tired and ready to…

Today I really cannot pinpoint one thing that I am overly grateful for. I am grateful for everything that is going on in my life. Even if it isn’t something that I enjoy, I am at least learning something about it. So I am protesting that I am grateful for my life. I really am…

Today I am absolutely, without a doubt, very grateful that Fifty-three years ago a wonderful girl was born! She is one of the best things that could happen to a person and I am grateful that she is sharing her life with me! There are many reason that I am so happy to have her…

Today I am grateful for the people who are around me that chose to go to a college or university, who chose a higher education, so that they may collect money from me and counsel me on my health, businesses and life. You may think that I am being sarcastic, but I really am grateful…

Today I am grateful for my hunger for education. I never want to quit learning. There is always something new for me to know. I know that I am resilient and that if everything was taken away from me, I have the ability to work hard and bring myself back to living a healthy, happy…

Today, I am grateful that I have a partner who does her best to understand me; and then still loves me. She is the best! We work hard to help and support each other, always striving to improve our lives and the lives that surround us. I love her and right now I am missing…

Things certainly are not getting back to normal. I used to only wear a mask when I was working in a dusty situation; now I keep one in my car and a few extras in my backpack. Rather than wait in line inside of the bank, I wait in a line outside, six feet from…

Is it a virus or a bacteria? How are we to know, when all of the doctors and scientist cannot agree? Forget about our politicians and news media; there is not half a brain amongst all of them put together. So I wear a mask when I am told. I have always washed my hands…

These past few months have been weird, to say the least, with all of the new rules for dealing with COVID-19. I have been moving around working at different places and staying in different places. This morning I woke up and literally did not know where I was. Last night was the first night that…

This past Sunday, June 21st, marked the Summer Solstice, yep, my favorite time of the year is here. As I sit here writing this blog, I am sitting at a desk in a hotel room, looking out the window at the Pacific Ocean. I cannot think of a better way to be celebrating my annual…