Are You Surge Protected?

Are You Surge Protected?

Recently I was working on my laptop when a huge clap of thunder and a flash of lightening hit. Poof! My computer went down. All I could think was, “Did I just blow up my computer with that surge?” I was not plugged in with a surge protector and immediate panic set in....
Do You Have a Warped Frame on this Disruption?

Do You Have a Warped Frame on this Disruption?

Over the years I have framed a lot of pictures. Back in eighties I was really into botanical prints. I would search antique stores for yellow-edged pictures of iron weed or day lilies and customize mats and frames for each unique print. It was a cool little hobby and...
Be Someone Smart and Build Your Resilience

Be Someone Smart and Build Your Resilience

I love smart people. Really. Think about it. If you’re like me, some days you wake up and think you know nothing. You have a problem to solve, a project to finish or just in a quandary for next steps. What do you do? If you’re like most successful professionals, you...
COVID Brain – It isn’t just your imagination

COVID Brain – It isn’t just your imagination

Have you recently walked in a room and forgotten why? Were you SURE that you completed a task, only to find out you really didn’t? Does your work sometimes seem confusing? Guess what? You may be experiencing COVID19 brain. It is a thing. In an article in INC Magazine,...
How Do You Handle an OVERreactor

How Do You Handle an OVERreactor

It is 3:00 am. Here we go again. “woof, woof, WOOOFFF!” “Phil be quiet, it’s the air conditioner!” Phil is my 9-month-old Bernadoodle puppy. And lately Phil has been waking up in the middle of the night. And barking. And barking. It can be the AC cycling on, the...