Florida living: hurricane edition

Last week, my little corner of Florida spent several days in the center of the “cone of uncertainty” for Hurricane … More

There’s nothing wrong with your kids

Sometimes when I meet a new potential student at my taekwondo studio, the parent will introduce their child as a … More

The time will pass anyway

As I’ve mentioned in many of my posts, my husband and I run a taekwondo studio. We’ve been doing this … More

New people have great insight

I’ve been thinking about this for awhile. It started with my thoughts on complacency. and familiarity New people have a … More

Simple is not the same as Easy

Save 10% of your income. Pay off your credit cards in full every month. Sleep eight hours a night. Eat … More

If the chain is too heavy, let it go

A few weeks ago, I shared a post called “Don’t Break the Chain.” I had just started a few new … More

Your perspective is important

I’m going to share three brief observations that I’ve been chewing on this week. Familiarity makes most things fall into … More

Sometimes conventional wisdom is (unfortunately) correct

One feature of my personality is that I tend to be a mis-matcher. And by mis-matcher I mean that if … More

Just because it’s familiar, doesn’t mean it’s not remarkable

I live on Florida’s Space Coast. Which means that about once a month, I get to see something truly remarkable: … More

Be Generous with praise

My father became a small business owner when I was a Junior in high school. He owns a prop rental … More