Monarchsinthemaking

I think that I have spent more time planning and thinking about the future, than actually living in the moment and enjoying the life I have as it is right now. Thankfully, today a tipping point occurred…something subtle…I felt a shift in my thoughts and for the first time, I found myself content standing still…

Up until this point, my life has been shared in text bubbles, with sound bites and wry humor detailing all areas of work and home life, being married and raising children.    Admittedly, I have judiciously chosen to shine a spotlight on the better moments and left other, less than stellar moments, silent.  I think…

Dear Michael Kors®, My postcard as a frequent shopper I’ve had this fascination with you for a few years now, coveting your stellar bag designs, wrapped in soft leather, and so many other fun mediums that you, as the creative designer and artist, have made just for me. Or at least that’s my justification for…

It’s nearly 60 degrees F in #Cincinnati … #letitsnow #letitsnow #letitsnow in a winter wonderland (Andrew Sisters – don’t ask!  It’s before my time too lol). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf3GZPJaMZw

One of the many benefits of living and stretching out experiences over a lifetime is that you learn to take the good with the bad.  After a few false starts and dips that feel like a permanent condition, you learn that you never completely fall down and even if you do, you get back up. …

1984 – Granny & Pop’s Farm (Senior Honors Night) Next month, a silent milestone will occur, which will be noticed by very few…aside from myself and other family members.  Twenty years later, my dad’s legacy is still going strong in all of us.  Rather than remembering that single, devastating day, I’d prefer to celebrate all…

Sometimes reaching the point of no return is not enough to drive us forward into the unknown. Sometimes…you just have to live Sometimes actually having a plan or parachute isn’t enough to help prepare for life’s future destinations. Because no one knows when they are going to be dropped out of a plane at 40,000…

It’s a rare occasion for me to write about cleaning or ironing…unless it’s to show a mound of laundry Wrinkle Free Living on top of my dryer to express my frustration in keeping up with housework. Today I come before you a changed woman, believing firmly in wrinkle free living, and the need to iron…

Okay, I can either get irritated or embrace the fact that I have become the kind of person  Keep reaching, my friend…you can only achieve more! synonymous with the traits of a squirrel, often snapping a quick picture of beautiful clouds in the middle of an afternoon meeting.  Or channeling a catchy tune when the…

If I were The Wizard of Oz for one day and I could hold court with all the troubled souls coming in and out of the Emerald City…oh what a day that would be. Beginning with children, from all walks of life, all suffering from the same affliction…”know-it-all-ness.”  It’s the first sign of a healthy,…