The hustle and bustle of Christmas is behind us for another year. The sparkling colorful lights on houses will soon be packed away, and the lines at the stores are no longer full of last minute shoppers. But one line is still drawing attention… The gift return line! A few days after Christmas a man in Indiana shared a post
Magical! It’s a word often used to describe Disney, and our Merrytime Cruise aboard the Disney Wonder was a classic Disney magical experience. It was the perfect first true family vacation for our three year old little girl to experience From the day we booked, I began researching everything I could to ensure I was prepared for the trip. I
Day 1 of our first Disney Cruise is now in the books. It was much too cold to embark on the water activities, but the dolphins swimming in the bay (and ice cream) made being outside a bit bearable. The evacuation drill outside in the chilling weather made me appreciate what it must have been like to be in the
After months of planning, and more than a few flops on Fish Extender ideas for our Disney Cruise, the big day has finally arrived … packing day!!! Tomorrow we embark on our sailing adventure. If you’re new to the whole Fish Extender gift exchange and you’re looking for ideas to get you started on DIY gifts, click here. Perhaps the
As a teenager I remember the year I finally convinced my mom to get up around 3:00 a.m. to drive to Houston for the Black Friday sale. Mervyns was giving away snow globes to the first 100 people in line, and I really wanted one. We got to the store way before a line had formed, and we had an
One of my all time favorite Helen Keller quotes about life reads, “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” As I pondered that quote recently, I also pondered how it applies to our careers. There are
For the last four days I’ve been decorating the house for Christmas while my daughter and husband are off on a mini-vacation together. Somewhere between listening to Alabama sing Christmas in Dixie and hanging the last stocking over our pretend Christmas fire place, it happened. I got the urge to have Eggnog. As I headed to the store this morning
In less than a month we are setting sail on our first Disney Cruise. When I first read about the “Fish Extender” gift exchange, I knew it was something I wanted to participate in. So three months ago, I found our “Cruise Facebook Group” and signed us up to be part of the “Tinkerbell Fish Extender Group”. Mission 1: Create
One of the toughest parts about being a manager is finding the right talent to grow your team. Every time I post an open position online, I have no less than 50 applicants within the first week. The problem is, most of the applicants lack the main skills related to successfully accomplish the job they have just applied for online.
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