Boys & Bacon

I want to wish everyone a happy holiday season, and a safe New Year. I know thats generic, but I don't care. I have so many friends of different faiths, and mine doesn't really fit "mainstream" so perhaps generic is good. It doesn't negate my hopes for everyone's happiness and safety. There has been a lot of recent tragedy, and I want to look into a positive light going into the new year. I won't make any new years resolutions, I won't be the fat girl at the gym for the first few days of the year, and then sitting on my ass the rest of the time. I'm going to focus my energy on taking care of myself. I'd like to say things like, "I'll lose x# of lbs and start doing yoga" this is unrealistic. I pour all of myself into everyone around me, and I am working myself into an early grave. I need to focus on nourishing myself before I can give myself to others. I love my kids and my husband more than I have ever loved myself, and it...

In a previous post, I mentioned that I was thankful for a company that appreciates and allows me to utilize my skills. I was able to put my creative thinking cap on for both visual graphics and intriguing text for out recruiting campaign at work. Below are a few of the images that I've developed as part of a sideshow of information about the company, which will be combined with a personal conversation with our company president.

Sometimes it takes me some time to figure out how I want to say what I want to say. My thankful posts are one of those situations... Nov 14: Cooking creativity, I learned to cook at the hands of my dad who really relied heavily on box meals. But I learned to diversify my tastes when I married into a family of amazing cooks. Nov 15: Supportive employers and coworkers. I'll expand on this in a future post, but let's just say it's an amazing opportunity to work for and with a group of people who truly understand and appreciate your natural talents. Nov 16: Technology. I am sitting here (nearly a month late.....whoops) writing a blog post from a computer given to me by a friend to replace the one I'm returning to the store. I just got a call from my mom over a hundred miles away, and a text from a friend in Canada. I've been able to facilitate three home sale transactions with long distance clients in multiple countries. Without the technology of the age, we would...