Author Archives: Tricia

Discover Your Strengths…Go Ahead, Assess Me

Discover Your Strengths…Go Ahead, Assess Me

Marcus Buckingham = business book mega-CRUSH Image Source I believe I’ve mentioned before that I am indeed an assessment junkie.  My field is often under the HR umbrella in the corporate world and we assess, self-assess, behavior assess like crazy.  And I love it!  My most recent favorite thing is the StrengthsFinder material.  So it

Whatcha Might Not Know…The Truth

Whatcha Might Not Know…The Truth

Last week I did a post with 9 Truths and a Lie.  Go back, read it first.  For real.  Or this won’t be funny make sense.  Drumroll, please. I did go to Disney with my entire family thanks to the generosity of my grandparents.  However, due to that generosity, I did not put up a fight

Top 10 Names for My iPad

Top 10 Names for My iPad

 Image Source I’m loving my new iPad.  More than my children I’d like to admit.  I’ll have another post soon about all of the fun time suckers things I am able to do with it.  In all honesty, it’s probably saving me some time with multi-tasking, etc., but it is truly a TOY.  An

Do You Ever Live Kroger Trip to Kroger Trip?

Do You Ever Live Kroger Trip to Kroger Trip?

So, not much happening at our house now that Stella’s birthday is over.  Who am I kidding?  Not much happening tonight because we are exhausted.  But things are always on-the-go over here and I always seem to be preparing for the next thing…which in this case is a trip to Florida on Saturday morning.  Just

Cullen’s Abc’s – This Saturday’s Shout-Out

Cullen’s Abc’s – This Saturday’s Shout-Out

I was rushing around the kitchen trying to get things ready for Stella’s b-day party and also trying to decide on this Saturday’s shout-out…what to do this week?  Then I got a Facebook message from a distant relative (both in location and connection).  She suggested I check out Cullen’s Abc’s on YouTube and on her

Embrace the Camera: Stella’s Birthday, Part 1

Embrace the Camera: Stella’s Birthday, Part 1

This past weekend we went to Andy’s parents’ house to celebrate Stella’s upcoming 4th birthday.  We even managed to get a photo with all of us in our party hats: If you can’t tell, her cake was a pink soccer ball! I’m embracing the camera…

Whatcha Might Not Know…9 Truths and A Lie

Whatcha Might Not Know…9 Truths and A Lie

I returned from the dead a stomach bug this afternoon and headed to a work meeting about 30 minutes from my house trying to decide what to post today.  And then Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” came on the radio.  What station was I listening to??  Yikes.  Anyway, it was a sign that

Top 10 Thoughts While Sick In Bed

Top 10 Thoughts While Sick In Bed

Seriously, I’ve been in bed all day with a stomach bug with a short escape to help Andy with dinner, baths, and bedtime. Here are the Top 10 things that went through my head at some point today.1. I’m never going to my husband’s home town again…every trip someone gets sick. 2. Thank God for