That term came up in a call today and it got me thinking. I started looking around my office and there wasn’t a single pencil in sight. I haven’t written with a pencil in ages. I have pens…lots of pens. My kids have pencils (it’s a standard elementary school supply list item), but not me. I have no pencils. More importantly, I don’t really have a need for a pencil.
Author: Erica
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Mi Amigos in Downtown Phoenix
I go to Mi Amigos, a Mexican restaurant in downtown Phoenix’s Arizona Center, regularly for lunch. Regularly enough, in fact, that the manager never fails to stop by our table and say hi, knows us by name, and makes sure we’re content.
They serve wonderful fajitas, great corn chips, fresh salsa, and the best Mexican salads I’ve ever eaten. If you ever find yourself wandering in Phoenix looking for a great place to have lunch, stop by Mi Amigos Mexican Grill. You won’t be disappointed.
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When You Can’t Unwind
Does this happen to you? Drag your tired self to bed only to find your head won’t shut down:
- Am I spending enough quality time with the kids?
- Did I send out the car payment?
- I think the boys need checkups soon.
- What am I going to wear tomorrow?
- Shoot, I forgot to send the email replying to the party invite.
It’s your brain cycling – trying to fill the hole of a missing to-do list. Make the to-do list and go to sleep!
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Spina Bifida – Do Good Work in This World
I’ve been working on a writing project that will help (I hope) the Spina Bifida Association of Western Pennsylvania. In order to gather as much information as possible, I’ve been poking around the web looking for material to help highlight the cause. Twice now, I’ve come across folks whose stories really touched me. I reached out to both of these individuals to make sure they were okay with my using their information or sharing their stories. Both times, I received the sweetest, most favorable replies almost immediately.
When you’re doing good work in this world (my Dad’s motto), people are so willing to share and help that it makes the work that much more enjoyable. In fact, it makes it feel like it’s not really work at all.
Do something good today: Leave a nice comment for a friend, Twitter a happy message to the world, write an article to highlight your own good cause.
Donate some time or money to a worthy organization.
Smile.
Erin Solange blogs about her life with spina bifida in a heartfelt journal of life in general and the challenges she faces – emotional and physical. Thanks, Erin for your quick email responses!
I want to also thank Tyler Genest who took time out of his busy life – and without immediate access to the internet – to find a way to contact me to let me know he was absolutely fine with my sharing his story. You can learn more about Tyler in the following video.
Bless you, both!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im-IhZpRgio
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This Way Out
My office door has been closed so long at work due to a head-pounding round of conference calls related to a project I feel sure is being haunted by a poltergeist that I forgot what it looked like outside of my office when that door was open.
After only one conference call (albeit, 3 hours long), I had a break – some time available where I might just sit like a normal person at my desk with an open door and a welcome smile while I worked on some paperwork. In mid-thought, I glanced up from my work to gaze out that beautiful, open door.
You know what I can see outside of my open door? Two very large, very red EXIT signs pointing to the elevators.
So I left. 🙂
(Okay – I didn’t go far. Down to the corner Starbucks for a caramel frappuccino and back – but it felt so good!)