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What the Hell!

      What the Hell (WTH) is a common phrase used in “frustration”. We all have WTH  moments. This short blog is about a transition from WTH to WTF to Now What to You Got This .      It was a typical Sunday morning at the tail end of January. I got up around 4 am, finished a few updates to a training course, then my oldest son and I headed out the door for our tennis lesson. We left a bit early because of ice on the road.  On the way,  I felt the compelling urge to explain how to drive on ice.  This interrupted his earbud music playing on the passenger side, that is never good. Our conversation turned into a debate, “Mom, I know physics.”.      We arrived at the court and started our warm up. I was on the add side and Jake was on the deuce side. We were sharing the indoor court for our lessons. I remembered feeling pretty good about my timing and how easily the ball was going over. Then I went for one of my favorite s...
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My Macaronian...

     As I listened to a TedTalk podcast on my way to work, I get frustrated, “Children need a healthy diet.  Starting their day with a healthy breakfast increases their concentration and allows them to learn.........."  As I listen, I think..."You must not know what it is like to live with a Macaronian!"      Diet stories when others were younger go a lot like the stories I used to hear from my grandparents about walking to school.  "We used to walk up a hill both ways with snow up to our knee caps."  Remember those stories?  Now with diet, it goes like this; "We didn't have a choice, what was on the table is what we ate."  or  "Healthy eating habits start by them seeing what their parents are doing."  Here is the doctor's advice when my Macaronian was younger; "He will eat when he is hungry.  Make sure he is taking his multivitamin."  My Macaronian was super skinny when he was between the ages of 5-10. ...
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Carving Pumpkins in January-A Short Story about Procrastination

  "Happy are they that can hear their detractions and put them to mending."   -William Shakespeare        Who else but me would have a large carving pumpkin and three pie pumpkins at the end of the counter in January?  There are several excuses as to "why" those pumpkins are there; from photography backdrop to a healthy additive to my morning protein shake.  YUM!  My husband asked just the other day, "Can we PLEASE get these pumpkins off the counter and outside to feed the squirrels?".  That was a very clever tactic, I must admit. He knows how much I love animals.  However, the need to finish a video project was greater than the stomachs of the squirrels.  At least that was the reason flavor of the day.  It changes based on my mood.  "When will you finish the pumpkin project and do all the things you said you were going to do?" I began to ponder,  "How many things are there that were just left undone?" ...
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