Aug 8, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Do you remember someone in your formative years, perhaps a high school counselor, telling you that if you do what you love, the money will follow? That, as it turns out, is not a sound career planning strategy. Let me tell you what happens when you follow your dreams....
Aug 7, 2015 | A Day In My Life
I live in a small town nestled just inland from California’s central coastline. It was here that I grew up, married my high school sweetheart, taught middle school home economics, and buried my husband. I’ve watched my town change from one grocery store to several...
Aug 6, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Cranberry Cove is certainly different from Chicago! Even though I’ve only been here for six weeks, when I walked into Gumdrops, the VanVelsen sisters’ candy store, they knew all about me—that I was here helping my half-brother on his cranberry farm—Sassamanash...
Aug 5, 2015 | A Day In My Life
On a normal day, I’d wake up and step onto the deck of my cozy beachfront cottage in Montauk and greet the morning. On a normal day, I’d take the twenty-seven steps down to the shore and meditate, using the rhythm of the waves as my mantra. If the weather was rough,...
