A few weeks ago, I arose before dawn to take in a spectacle – an annual hot-air balloon festival one town over. Among the activities was a balloon launch at sunrise. I am not your typical hot air balloon “enthusiast.” Given my intense fear of...
My summer included a visit to the shore and, one morning, a serene paddle on a salt-water pond where a naturalist taught us about coastal animals, mainly seabirds. There are many types of seabirds, the most common of which is a gull known as the “laughing...
There are stories everywhere. I can’t not notice them. And there’s symbolism in these stories. They serve as analogies of our lives. I can’t not notice that either. This is a story about a hot dog. … but, really, it’s about more than a...
If there’s one word that sums up Shannon White’s career journey, it would be “change.” And if there’s one quality Shannon has consistently brought to that change, it’s “adaptability.” The Canadian-born mother of two is the Human Resources manager for the Hartford Yard...
I am not a professional organizer. I’m a storyteller. So why am I writing (again) about the benefits of decluttering? Perhaps because there is SO MUCH CLUTTER? It’s part of my story. One of those stories which I hope will offer to you, my reader, a nice...
