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Guest Post: Bueller? Bueller? & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #94
Note from Shelbee: If you read last Tuesday’s post, What to Wear to a Nude Beach, then you are already familiar with today’s guest blogger, my friend and avid blog reader, Susan Marinelli. Susan is at it again with her wit and humor taking on today’s fashions in the world of high school kids. I cannot thank Susan enough for helping me out with some blog content while I am floundering through the crazy, mirky waters of what my life is right now! It’s all about being kind and helping others simply because we can! Keep spreading your kindness, my friends! Hi, I am Susan Marinelli. I am an aged…
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Guest Post: What to Wear to a Nude Beach & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #93
Note from Shelbee: This post was written and contributed by my friend and avid blog reader, Susan Marinelli. Susan has very graciously offered to write some posts for me while I am still trying to figure out how to manage 3 part time jobs, 2 kids and a husband, and 1 blog. Plus, she has been considering starting her own blog (which I absolutely think she should) and wanted a little experience at writing in blog post form. I find Susan’s writing style an absolute joy to read and her sense of humor far surpasses any other human being I have ever met. She is hilariously witty and as left…
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What to Wear Mushroom Picking & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #92
I cannot thank you all enough for all of the wonderful words of encouragement on Friday’s post about losing my mojo. I felt so much kindness from all of you as I make my way through this transition in my life. And I took much of what was shared to heart…I took the weekend off from blogging and will be slowly easing back into it this week. I am planning my Link Up On the Edge post for Thursday and I will have a special birthday link up on Friday to celebrate Monica’s birthday! And then I might be making some minor changes…but that remains to be seen. In the…
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Is Kindness Difficult? and #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #91
Is kindness difficult? This question popped into my head today when I made a quick stop at Lowe’s to pick up a gift card. I legitimately could not find where the gift cards were located. In most large retail chains, they have a display of their own gift cards right at the check out registers, so I got into the only open register line empty-handed with the intention of inquiring about a gift card. The cashier monitoring the self check out line waved me over to that area to check out. No words were spoken. Just a finger pointed at me and the wave of hand indicating that I should…
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A Little Taste of Heaven: Europe Cakes & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #90
Have you ever tasted heaven? I am sure you probably have. It comes in all forms, all shapes and sizes, all flavors and consistencies, all temperatures and textures. But if you have a wicked sweet tooth, then heaven is waiting just inside the doors of the historic Paddock Arcade in downtown Watertown, New York. A very short walk down the old hallway once you enter the double glass doors in front. Right there on the left hand side…Monica is weaving her magic behind the windows of Europe Cakes. Renowned for her cake decorating expertise (she was taught by the best), Monica creates beautiful pastries and baked goodies for any occasion…
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At the Cornerstone Eatery & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #89
There is a new eatery in town and it is the most splendid addition to downtown Watertown with its menu of light, healthy, fresh lunch fare, its warm and welcoming ambience, and the ever so charming staff who greet every patron with a smile and an entire day’s worth of enthusiasm. The aptly christened Cornerstone Eatery opened its doors this summer on the corner of Franklin Street and Public Square where the humdrum ole Subway was once located. I have driven through Public Square about a million times and never was I once tempted to go grab lunch from that Subway. In the wake of its recent closing, some brilliant…
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Making Connections & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #88
Recently, I talked about making transitions and how the experience has been exhausting and energizing and everything in between. Granted it has been less than 3 weeks ago that I have ventured back into the work force, but in that short period of time I have made so many amazing connections! I have to tell you this, in case you weren’t already aware…the world is filled with spectacular, beautiful, kind, inspiring people. They are quite literally everywhere around us. I have encountered them in all three places of my employ and pretty much everywhere else I go lately. People with rich and lively stories, interesting and empowering histories, brilliant and…
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Boosting One Another & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #87
“When women support each other, incredible things happen.” -Unknown This was an idea that I never really thought about earlier in my life. Not that I was all that selfish or self-absorbed. And I never really was a cut-throat type of woman in my career journey when I was younger. I was always all about being kind and helpful whenever I could. But now that I have entered midlife, I truly understand the meaning and the power that comes with women supporting other women. There is also equal power in men who support women, men who support other men, and women who support men. It truly is all about helping…
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Conscientious Kindness Can Save Our Planet & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #86
I am not going pretend that I am terribly diligent in my conscientious efforts to go green. But just like everyone else, I am a work in progress. Little by little, I make adjustments as they occur to me. I am not perfect and I am somewhat lazy, but I do my best to exercise some amount of regard for the state of our planet. I recycle what I can. I don’t litter. We turn off the lights when we are not using them. We don’t leave the water running unnecessarily. When I decided to address this topic, I was going to focus on how thrift shopping for clothing is…
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The Random Act of Kindness That Made My Day & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #85
I am sure many of you have heard of this painted rock project that has swept across the United States over the past few years. The goal of this project was simply to make someone smile if they found one of these pretty little hand painted rocks hidden somewhere in their community. Facebook pages have been dedicated to each community’s painted rocks group where you can share photos of rocks that you have found. My kids are obsessed with finding painted rocks. We visit our local park regularly in search of them. And when they visit Gramma in Pennsylvania, they love to find rocks at her local park as well.…
