by debidrecksler | Aug 26, 2012 | Life
If someone told you that you only had 1975 days left to live, how would you live them? You might be wondering how I came up with this number. Let me explain…… My Mother, her brother and a sister all died at 67. When I was younger, this age seemed pretty...
by debidrecksler | Aug 24, 2012 | Human Interest
Prince Harry gets caught with his pants down and the whole world is talking about it! He’s actually getting more media attention than the two United States presidential candidates. Now some of you might be thinking, “Wow, that’s a...
by debidrecksler | Aug 21, 2012 | Life
How difficult is it to be happy? Do you wake up every day and have to think about it before you allow yourself to experience it? How many times do we allow someone else to be the “controller” of our happiness? Perhaps you’re thinking, “I...
by debidrecksler | Aug 7, 2012 | Business
If you’re reading this, there is a good chance that you are in sales. No matter what you’re selling, we all have something in common. At the end of our sales presentation, we want to close the deal. I own and operate a janitorial business. Our work is...
by debidrecksler | May 17, 2012 | Human Interest
This morning I read that Donna Summer had passed away after battling cancer. Quickly finding this song online, I got up from my desk and started to dance. Two hours later and I’m still dancing. Life is too short NOT to dance. That’s all I really have to...
by debidrecksler | May 12, 2012 | Human Interest
I’ve been thinking about a show that my first born son, Jason, was in many years ago. It was called Free To Be You and Me. There was a song in the show that I have always loved. The song reminds me of the generation that I was raising my children in. The...
by debidrecksler | Apr 30, 2012 | Life
Sometimes it’s life’s spontaneous decisions that bring the most happiness. My husband and I were coming back from a short trip to South Florida when we decided to make a detour and go to St. Augustine Beach. We called ahead to the St. Augustine Beach...
by debidrecksler | Mar 24, 2012 | Consumer
It might sound unusual to some of my readers but I make a habit out of watching television commercials. I don’t do this because I like the commercials…I watch strictly to critique them. Locally made ones are usually the worst because many of them are so...
by debidrecksler | Mar 12, 2012 | Life
The other day, I was participating in my umpteenth online conversation about what defines a beautiful older woman. I mentioned that I thought a naturally aging face was beautiful. A few comments later, I added another thought. Those freckles I hated as a kid might be...
by debidrecksler | Mar 6, 2012 | Life
March 6th, 2012 is the 100th birthday of Oreo cookies. All kinds of celebrations are being planned. Such excitement over a little cookie that’s been around even longer than me! If I take a trip down memory lane (thanks again Mother for that wonderful...
