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If I had a free day - well, there are two versions.

Posted 20th February 2009 by SK

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I have two different versions of a free day.  Either one would work for me.  One version: Have a nice long breakfast buffet with my husband and a big newspaper. Re-read my favorite book by the fireplace with green tea and dark chocolate covered almonds. Have a great "what have…

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What makes me happy? Truly, all the cliche stuff.

Posted 30th September 2008 by SK, tagged happiness

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What truly, truly make me happy?  It is all the basic things - my three old son's chubby hand on the back of my neck as we hug, my 8 years old son's brilliance and personality shining through our conversation, my husband's grin when he sees me. In these uncertain…

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Best piece of advice...

Posted 14th March 2008 by SK, tagged quotations, best advice

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Although not advice in a traditional sense, there is a quote from Henry Ford:"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal." That quote stayed with me through many years.   I truly agree and try to practice it. I also use it as "inspiration" when I…

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3 Interesting Things About Me

Posted 22nd February 2008 by SK, tagged interesting things about me

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 Okay, here are 3 things in no particular order:I am a HUGE Michael Jordan fan!  I used to watch every Chicago Bulls game and continued to watch him play for the Wizards.  I just love watching him play. I stopped watching basketball when he retired.   I love to design clothes. …

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Little things that make me happy

Posted 12th February 2008 by SK

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A wink from my husband, a grin from my kids, a pound less on the scale, an empty kitchen sink, a new subscriber to my magazine, remembering to use a coupon at the grocery store, and finding that last bottle of beer way back in the fridge on a Friday night.

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