As you saw in THIS post, I have a really bad couple of weeks. Not only did I break a small piece of my ankle bone I broke my knee as well.  Here I am completely immobile on crutches, in pain and unable to do anything beyond a little clerical work, sleep, eat and hobble … Continue reading Mobility…Or lack thereof…

Monday prior to the super blue blood moon was an epic Monday.  Monday 1/29/18 will forever go down in my personal history as the 4th worst day of my life. 1. Finding out my mom has cancer. 2. Finding out I have cancer. 3. Finding out mom has cancer Again. 4. Finding the only slipping … Continue reading Only me…the zip tie affair…

A couple New Year things to note: You know it is going to be a good year when you finally turn on the tv on 1/1/18 and the movie just that second starting is your favorite movie of all time...Practical Magic. I actually got up and worked out this morning. More on that later. Spending … Continue reading Happy New Year and all that jazz..

I wrote a post some time back about trying to be an optimist and accepting the good things that come to you.  In that post I decided that I was going to accept that I was given the opportunity to do contract work for a company that I really admire and that I deserved that … Continue reading On change and the unexpected shoe…

This past Monday I was invited to attend a class hosted by my employer. This is the Monday after Thanksgiving break so you can imagine how that went over for the group. Not only did I have a 6 am call with Milan, an epic list of critical to do items, I now had the … Continue reading That unexpected lesson on first impressions….

I just completed the spin up (read fit out and opening) of a new office space for my NYC team. In the middle of the most aggressive city in the world  I was met with a humble and grateful group of people.  It is highly unusual for a project manager to experience this type of … Continue reading Gratitude and the effect therein…

Being here at my mom's house is awesome. Besides the fact that I get 'mom hugs' (1) when ever I want while here, I am constantly turning a corner and seeing a piece of my childhood.  Crazy things like the weird 1980's brown and tan blanket that adorned her bed is now the dog's favorite … Continue reading The little things…