Anna Harper-Hess

The Travel Bug

For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move. – Robert Louis Stevenson I have the travel bug BAD. I’ve always enjoyed traveling, but it seems the older I get the more I want to pack my bags and head out [...]

Two Beers & Jump: Stress in the Workplace

Unless you’ve been living in a cave without TV or internet you’ve heard about JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater’s resignation. As the story goes, Mr. Slater had enough after being verbally assaulted by a passenger and so he got on the loud speaker, announced he was leaving, grabbed two beers, and slid down the airplane’s [...]

The Aftershock of Social Media

A while ago certain parts of Columbus, Ohio felt the aftershock of an earthquake in Canada. It wasn’t just Columbus it was actually several surrounding states. I happen to be on Twitter when the aftershock occurred (I didn’t feel it). I am amazed how fast word spread of the Columbus earthquake; within minutes my Twitter [...]

Bathroom Remodel

A week or so ago our sinks clogged. Hess and I have a house built in 1952 so our bathroom and kitchen sinks are connected and there’s a curve in the pipes that makes it difficult to get unclogged without a professional. Luckily, my parents recommended Brad the plumber who came over and fixed the [...]

29 Gifts Update

Well I fell off the gift giving wagon on day seven, which was Monday. I just forgot all about giving a gift and got wrapped up in my own world. In all fairness I did have something important happening Tuesday morning that was consuming my thoughts. Needless to say I started the whole process over on [...]

29 Gifts – Gifts 1 and 2

For those of you just joining in I’m currently giving a gift and journaling about it for 29 days…go here to read the initial post, which explains why. Gift 1 I gave gift one on the airplane on the way home from a short trip to Arizona. The lady seated to my right decided to order a [...]

29 Gifts

From the time I was young until the time I graduated college I was involved in philanthropic work, but after college I stopped giving back. I guess I found myself feeling too busy to volunteer afterall I was getting married, buying a house, figuring out a career, going back to school for a master’s degree…the [...]

Mrs. President?

So I’m writing a paper for my Democracy class on how women entering the workforce has led to women gaining more political rights in the U.S. While researching I realized how impactful first ladies have been on furthering women’s rights. This got me wondering what the chances are that a female will be president in [...]

Yay Spring!

The first day of spring has finally arrived and the plants around our house have begun blooming. The first crocus to bloom (pictured above) came up when there was still frost on the ground. It’s amazing to me this delicate flower managed to survive the cold. The 21 day challenge hasn’t been much of a challenge. [...]

My 21 Day Challenge

Experts say it take 21 days to change a habit. I’m not sure if this is true or not, but I have an awful habit I need to break. Most people don’t know this, but I LOVE television. I can watch hours and hours of TV. I watch reality shows, sitcoms, talk shows, late night [...]