Come Monday…Advice Following the Long Weekend

“Yes, it’s been quite a summer. Rent-a-cars and westbound trains…” It’s fitting that news of Jimmy Buffett’s passing came this past weekend. After all, summer didn’t truly come to a close until he played his infamous Labor Day weekend shows, whether at Jones Beach, Great Woods, or in East Troy, Wisconsin. I discovered the Parrothead lifestyle later than most. In … Read More

It Takes a Village (to Take Time Off)

Do you have a “bucket list?” Whether we’ve created one or not, many of us have a wish list of the wonderful things we want to do and marvelous places we want to visit. I seriously doubt that many of our lists include, “Forego a vacation and just work through my much needed time off.” Yet, that’s exactly what so … Read More

Let’s Get Real For Mental Health Awareness Month

I was listening to a podcast recently during which Steven Bartlett, the host, said something profound: “Our brains were not designed to look at a billion people through a piece of glass.” I had to pause for a moment as I let that sink in. And I thought, How. Right. He. Is.  And yet, that is what most of us do … Read More