Dragging them over the finish line

Wow, this has been a loooong semester. It seems like forever ago in January when 22 "graphic designers" stepped into my classroom for their capstone project. And I use the term graphic designer very loosely. But first a little background info. I am part of the team that teaches a capstone class called Strategic Campaigns …

April Photo Challenge: Point of View

April was a blur, much like most other months. I'm not sure who thinks retirement is boring because looking at my schedule, most months give me anxiety. PJ's prompt for April was Point of View and it's my point of view that I need to strip out about 3/4 of my commitments to save my …

March Photo Challenge: Eleven

Welp, I missed last month's photo challenge due to our winter vacation from February 22-March 2, and came down with the flu in record time on March 3rd, which knocked out an entire week. And.....I even had a flue shot this year! But, here at the end of March, things are better as I attempt …

Sun Surf Sand & Sea 2024

Vacation 2024 is on the books. Our family trek to the champagne shores of Cancun didn't disappoint. It's hard to coordinate eight people to meet anywhere, much less in another country. And, once there, herding eight personalities is quite a task when one is a teen, one is almost a tween and two are very …

Bark, Baby, Bark!

PJ's 20 Days of Chill writing prompts ended January 31st. I wanted to participate in the Bark, Baby, Bark, but was out of town. So this stayed in my drafts until I got back to town to finish it. Of course, I could have opted to write about the bark on the many trees we …