by jo | Jun 24, 2014 | Everyday Stories
My favorite things about summer. A list. (Kind of.) 1. When the earth bakes and becomes hard and smooth. I remember being a kid, running down the worn footpath down the length of our yard all through the spring, getting my feet muddy. And then the summer would come...
by jo | Jun 17, 2014 | Everyday Stories
Things I’ve learned in my first year at an office job/with an insurance company/ working in marketing: Exactly one year ago today, I started a job as a marketing director for a wholesale insurance company (We sell insurance to insurance agents who then sell to...
by jo | Jun 10, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Travel
It was Halloween day and I was wearing a princess costume. Think Belle’s dress from Beauty and the Beast but in a blue-purple shimmer hue. I dressed that way for work for the costume contest (which I got second place in, but Medusa had actual (fake) snakes in...
by jo | Jun 3, 2014 | Everyday Stories
He just stared at me as he sat, his mouth never moving from that seemingly permanent frown. His eyes were open wide though, and they were on me. Not in a predatory way. Not in an offensive or angry way. Just observing, intently, as he sat silently. One of the perks of...
by jo | May 27, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Travel
Want to know my secret? I plan to be adventurous and spontaneous. In fact, my whole life is in preparation to be able to make those spontaneous, adventurous moments possible. I stay in shape so that I can do fun active things at a moments (or days or weeks) notice. I...