I've been MIA the last two days, at least from writing. So here's what's been happening: I saw ducks on my walk yesterday. Two males...

Closing up a business is bittersweet. I have many long-time clients that I am sad not to be seeing anymore unless we happen to cross...

Clean-out-the-fridge night stretched into tonight, which is the usual, automatic pizza night. Tonight's prize used food was spaghetti,...

Church this morning included a mortgage-burning ceremony. That had me choked up even though we haven't gone to this church long enough...

Friday night. I know I'm supposed to be writing this blog post in the morning, not at night. Oh, well, the goal is to write for 10...

Being an engineer is either an inherent trait, or it's just not there at all. I breezed through spatial-thinking classes, a.k.a....

Kris had to get the plates for our car this week. The normal House of Trolls known as the BMV has been transformed into the Sanitary...

I used to look forward to Friday at 5:00 because (woohoo!) the workweek was over! When you own your own business, Friday at 5:00 is just...

I haven't written for the past 2 days. I don't want to make excuses for it, but I do want to explain what life is like during bridal...

(I wrote this 5 days ago and forgot to publish it; very fitting given the subject matter. It's along the same thinking as another post...

"Activity suggests a life filled with purpose.” That was Captain Von Trapp’s line in The Sound of Music. I see that saying play out in...

We have internet again after 3 days without. It would blip out every day or so, we would reset it, unplug and re-plug the cord, things...

What is this? Kroger was cleaned out of normal coffee, even the brands I don't like. I guess we'll find out what "Yuban" is. The...

My world is all glitter and rainbows during prom season. Even though we vacuum the shop all the time, the carpet shimmers with what...

Do you choke a little bit when you think about raising your prices? Do you find yourself discounting your sale all the time, because you...

Facebook is pretty dumb, but it's good for a laugh sometimes. Have you seen the meme that says if you save one quarter every day for a...

I had someone in the shop today asking about my hours and when I take a lunch break. What popped out of my mouth, unplanned, is that...

First, this is not a post to bash grannies. I love grannies. I just want to address what I call the granny mindset, but let's start...

My work includes lots of creating with my hands. Work at home involves all sorts of using my hands to complete housework and make...

Why do I run a business? It would be easier to clock in somewhere and not take any worries home with me at the end of the day. The...