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How Did We End Up Here?

Mary — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:00:47 +0000

I spent most of this week at the hospital with an elderly family member recovering from another medical crisis. Frequent hospitalizations, aging and a need for a better plan required some serious conversations around what the future holds. We all have visions of staying home for as long as possible and avoiding living our [...]

Seasons

Mary — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:36:22 +0000

With the changing weather I’m reflecting on the span of changes over the last year, from the loss of dear friends to moving our home of 18 years, my office of 2 years and thankfully lots of interesting business. Some of the changes have been welcome and exciting while some more sorrowful, either way the end [...]

Paying Attention

Mary — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:13:41 +0000

June was a busy month with the move of our home and my office. We’ve put up pictures and personal items so it looks like our home and I think we’ve settled into a comfortable routine. I just finished organizing the guest bedroom and my husband and I were at Target last week so I [...]

Feels Like Home

Mary — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:47:18 +0000

Well we’ve finally unpacked the last box and put up a few pictures so after moving mid June it’s starting to feel like home. We only moved about 3 blocks away from our old home so we’re in the same neighborhood but I did make a bigger move when I moved my office back [...]

Moving and Managing Change

Mary — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:06:29 +0000

I’ve been celebrating significant family events the past few weeks, a baptism, graduation and wedding just this weekend. As spring rolls into early summer I’m also surrounded by boxes as we pack up our belongings and prepare to move into another house. I’ve been thinking and feeling my way though all the changes in my [...]

Coming Home

Mary — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:23:21 +0000

We had a wonderful and restful week in Mexico so it was with a bit of regret that we returned home to the MN cold weather and snow. I’m grateful for our time in the sun, sand and ocean views. My husband and I have nice dark tans so our skin has a healthy glow [...]

Managing Change and Transition

Mary — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:17:51 +0000

From Personal to Organizational I thought I was handling the loss of my friend in a very mature and healthy way but as I suffered with stomach pain and loss of sleep I began to rethink my reality. I shared my thoughts with a friend of mine when I told her “I realized I wasn’t [...]

Welcome 2011

Mary — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:36:12 +0000

I’m dreaming about our winter vacation in Mexico coming up in a few weeks and I’m looking forward to the warm sun and beautiful Caribbean beach. This time I am sure to have a trip free from falls and when I close my eyes I can feel the humid breeze, I breath deeply and sink into my chair [...]

Life and Work Transitions

Mary — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:40:42 +0000

It seems appropriate to talk about “transitions” with the holiday season upon us and the close of 2010 allowing us to reflect on the past year. I choose to express my gratitude for all the new people who have entered my life and for those that have long been a part of my life, I’m blessed. All my strong women friends become a part of my extended family, my [...]

Did you Vote?

Mary — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:59:37 +0000

Today is my father’s birthday, he would have been 94 years old and he would have called me to make sure I voted before the end of the day. Dad was a WWII POW and he liked to remind us that he “didn’t go over there for nothing” meaning his time overseas in the concentration camps. [...]