I am part of the demographic that was raised here; had the opportunity to explore other parts of the country, then returned, fully vetted in the knowledge that Fort Collins is an incredible city. In fact, my high school buddies and I had a term for it, “the great magnet,” as in, you can never …
Participating in a book discussion group has many benefits. For me, the accountability alone ensures that I am continually engaging in activities that sharpen the saw so the speak. When I know that I’m going to be sitting around a table to discuss a book with others, I will push through and finish reading it …
I have this theory that every one of us has a story about a book that was almost ruined for us. Maybe you read it at the wrong time in your life, or maybe your English teacher had you dissect it until there was no soul left in the book. Perhaps you read it in …
As someone with “ADD”, I have always been forced to “stay organized or die”. Folks who don’t know me well may not realize exactly how “scatterbrained” I really am – I hide it pretty well most of time, because I’ve developed systems for just about everything in my life. I’ve had to in order to …
When my sister and I were kids, we felt deprived because we never had the privilege of eating a frozen dinner, aka, “TV” dinners. All the rest of the neighborhood kids got to partake of this modern convenience, and they taunted us with tantalizing tales of the ambrosia that was found in the grocer’s freezer …