Class reunions – some attend, some don’t. Many people have no desire to see their former classmates. Others, I believe, are afraid to participate because they are unhappy with the way they feel or how they look or fearful of what others might say about them. While others may have had a falling out with …
ARE YOU READY? August and September bring about a new chapter in many of our lives. For students, they are going back to their school routine (hopefully after the Covid pandemic). Parents are preparing their students for the new year at school, for any extra-curricular activities before or after school, and for any clubs their …
I’ve never tried to figure out the highway miles that I have traveled. Montana to Texas, Wyoming to New Mexico – way too many to calculate. On the longer trips, Dad had a daily goal of 600 miles. We witnessed the speed limits go up and down – trying to conserve gasoline, which immensely …
As my daughters are now adults, I have been going through totes of pictures accumulated since birth. I love scrapbooking, so I am finally getting around to sorting, embellishing, and inserting into scrapbooks, along with tidbits I remember. The pictures recovered tell my story. Your photographs tell your story. Special moments today are the …
Choices are new every day! When an unanticipated change hits you – you have the option to make a monumental difference in your life. You try to avoid detours and disasters. Although the choice might seem insignificant, it could pave the way for a positive outcome, and you could capitalize on the opportunities presented …
Changing schools was an uncomfortable part of moving. It started when I attended two different playschools, which now I believe they would be called preschools, and then on to kindergarten. I didn’t mind meeting new people and making new friends. The part I hated was that I had a large overbite from sucking my …
When I was in elementary school, I wasn’t fond of science class until we were introduced to hands-on learning. I remember one of my favorite exercises was gathering fireflies in a jar to study their blinking bodies. I also learned that during the larval stage or winter, fireflies hibernate. Some burrow underground, while others …
Have you been up close to a grizzly bear? No, not at the zoo. We were moving from Missoula, Montana; I was about four years old, and we had to travel through a portion of Glacier National Park. Dad noticed the cars slowing in front of us and announced there must be some wildlife …
Listed are ten ways to help you face personal change and emerge with a positive outlook and set yourself up for success on your life journey. Believe you will be successful. Realize that if you can keep pressing forward, you will achieve happiness and your goal. Make minor periodic adjustments to stay on the path …
My dad was a cartographer (mapmaker) with the USGS headquartered in Denver, Colorado. When I was about a year old, my dad began taking assignments in the Rocky Mountain Region (which included seven states: Montana, North and South Dakotas, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas). We would move two to three times per year. Before …