Reflections on January

I love January.  When I eventually retire and feel the urge to get out of Illinois,  it will be during March and April, because technically Mother Nature should be heading into spring during those months but for us in Northern Illinois, spring is slow to arrive and we are weary of the cold.  On theContinue reading “Reflections on January”

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Decisions, decisions, decisions – our life is a never-ending array of them.  From the minute your feet hit the floor in the morning to the second you fall asleep, you are an elaborate engineer orchestrating those little decisions that help you navigate effectively, or sometimes not effectively, throughout the day.  Should I  hit the snooze button?Continue reading “Decisions, Decisions, Decisions”

Get my shit together

OK – I don’t like to swear while writing but I cannot find another equivalent for the expression “get my shit together.”  It just doesn’t have the same meaning  for me to say “I have to get myself mentally organized.”  Here I sit on a Saturday morning, having gotten hot yoga in, an hours worthContinue reading “Get my shit together”