Optimistic or Pessimistic?  Can we choose?

Optimistic or Pessimistic? Can we choose?

. My daughter Maggie is in 3rd grade and is taking a standardized test this week in school.  It has been interesting watching her prepare.  I have always known that she tends to be more of a glass-half-empty person.  She doesn’t wake up happy, she is always...
Why you gotta be so mean?

Why you gotta be so mean?

. People can be mean. . I wonder why?  What is the purpose?  I wonder why people feel the need to say things to make people feel bad. . I have  friend who had an open house celebration for her business and she had a local chef making some appetizers for her. Someone...
Hello, My Name is Aimee…

Hello, My Name is Aimee…

. They say the first step in changing is admitting that you have a problem. . Hello, my name is Aimee and I am addicted to Hay Day on my ipad. . . I can’t stop playing it. . I wasn’t ever going to be one of “those” people.  You know who they...
Career Day

Career Day

It was career day in Somerset Wisconsin last week. . I spent the day in my son Max’s 1st grade classroom. . I was supposed to talk about my career.  The things I learned in school that prepared me for my job, the things I love about my job and the things I...
Why you gotta be so mean?

Boycott – Oh Boy

. I got a call from a concerned resident. . She wondered if I had a list of all the business owners on Main Street that were in support of the new St. Croix River Crossing.  I told her I didn’t have a list and asked her why she was looking for that list.  She...