On my mind and in my life this morning… I feel pretty successful for getting two coats of paint on the front door this weekend. It will probably take another 1-2 coats to even out the color. To be honest, it's a bit more yellow in tone than I anticipated but (so far) I still […]
Work
Master Chef?
Last year I participated in my company’s chili cook-off by eating my way around the office. Tons of fun. This year I decided to enter. I didn’t think I’d have a shot of winning – we’re a highly competitive bunch and these people take chili very seriously. So I made something different, a white chicken […]
So At First I Felt Guilty
I took a day off the other day – I had several things that needed doing and, I’m ashamed to admit, 12 days that I need to take off before the end of the year or I lose them. (And that’s after subtracting the days that I can roll over to next year. I guess I […]
Riddle Me This
Why is it when you’re scrimping and saving, as the Hayleys are (trying to pay off our mortgage quickly), that you want crave low-cost food? I’m talking bologna, spaghetti, salad suppers and tuna on matzoh. And plenty of home cooking, of course. Delicious. And it helps the budget, too, so that’s a good thing. On a slightly […]
This Kind of Week
I am super-grateful that I’m having this kind of week: Source – and read the article as well. It’s interesting! It makes transitioning back to work after a three-day holiday weekend so much easier.
Its Labor Day
Sowing. Reaping. Harvest. Work comes with a price, but yields a priceless reward. Happy Labor Day! Source
An Interesting Email
This weekend, while idly checking my email, I told The Boy about an interesting email that had just arrived in my work inbox. It was from Santa Claus. Specifically, it was from a professional Santa Claus, introducing my company to his services should we want to hire a Santa (we won’t – we have a […]
A Day in the Life of Shannah
A photographic analysis of a typical weekday for Shannah. 4:30 am – time for a run 5:30 am – We need treats! 6:45 am – train ride to town 7:40 am – morning walk from the train to the office 8 am – breakfast meeting 9:30-11:30 am – Two in-office meetings Noon – lunch meeting 2:30 […]
A Few Photos
The professional photos from my national conference week are in and I’m really happy that 1) they turned out and 2) I look halfway decent in them. (I have a long and storied history of awkward arms, strained smiles, shiny skin and the like.) First, the 2013 new Fellows: What I didn’t mention in my post […]
A Memorable Week
I spent a majority of last week at the SMPS National conference. While there, I worked with our certification committee to review and approve questions for future exams. As the chair of that national committee, I had the extreme pleasure of celebrating our certified marketers (CPSM) and welcoming this year’s recent passes into the CPSM […]