Searching for Direction & Purpose in Life's Sea of Opportunities
Recently Ms. M and I were on one of our many monthly adventures when she brought up how big a role music played in her life when she was growing up. Her whole family listened to and sang the songs of musical theatre. She beamed as she remembered an audition piece she had done in college of… Continue reading Soundtracks of Our Lives
When I took my driving test at age 19, I was completely shocked that I passed on the first try. At the end of our route, I looked at my evaluator, bracing myself for the worst. "You passed. Excellent job! I'll go inside. Park the car and meet me in there." I waited until she was inside… Continue reading Driving Late Bloomer
For years and years - nearly a decade - I brought my lunch to work every day. It was a frugal decision, in part. Also for the majority of that time I was following most of the Kosher dietary laws, which make eating out of the home a challenge. I have recently started giving myself a once a… Continue reading Food Truck
As my regular readers know, one of my guilty pleasures is watching competition shows. Summer is my favorite time because two of my favorite shows run: The Next Food Network Star and Master Chef. With as much as I enjoy watching these shows (and Chopped!), you'd think I'd enjoy watching regular cooking shows. Not so much. There is… Continue reading Anti-Tammy Cooking Show
The other night I was talking to DH2U about some changes in my professional life (more on this coming up soon!), when I started off saying, "I know I'm not that good at attention to detail..." He stopped me, "Yes, you are. Why do you think you work 14 hours a day? You have great… Continue reading Skewed Perceptions
I chuckled when I saw the writing prompt of "sleeping in" at First 50 Words. Being a devout morning person, to me 7 am is sleeping in. One Saturday, back when I was working at SANYO, my boss called me at 9:30 am and was astonished to find me asleep. "I thought you said you… Continue reading Sleeping In
I always carry a notepad around with me, so whenever I'm struck by inspiration I will have someplace to write it down. Often complete blog posts are composed within the pages, with random ideas for other posts inserted here and there. Occasionally when I'm stumped for topics I go through these handmade notebooks and look for… Continue reading Where You Get Friends
Growing up, whenever we were in the car, there was always music playing. Ma and I would sing along - her in perfect pitch and me all over the place. Thinking about that period in my life always makes me smile, as I do every time Kenny Rogers or Mama and Papas come on the… Continue reading Music and the Mirror
I was working at SANYO (where I made so many good friends, like Ms. M) when I went through my divorce. To this day I am so grateful to my boss for her support. For a couple months I was pretty useless. Before this went down, putting away all the paperwork was not my biggest… Continue reading Company Pier
Years ago, back when I was working for SANYO, my dad was working with a company that sent him to Japan. During my next visit with him, he related a story about how, since he doesn't do chopsticks, he took a fork from the plane and carried it with him, using it in restaurants throughout… Continue reading Fork
Grown Up, Now What? 