Being a Social Media Admin on my day job does not mean I know anything about social media. Everything I know I have had to learn. And, I don't need to tell you that navigating social media is a challenge. To learn about every social media tool available today...takes time. But learn, one must. The …
Author: VirgSpeaks
Goodreads
I just discovered Goodreads. And, I'm wondering where it has been all my life. Or, maybe it's, where have I been all my life? As I rated books, one of the first options presented with when a person signs up, I realized that I have read a lot more nonfiction than anything else. Plus, most …
Labor Day
When I was a kid, I used to think that Labor Day was about mothers in labor. Of course, as I got older, I learned the real meaning behind Labor Day. I'm not sure I ever lost that feeling of confusion when wondering why we weren't honoring mothers giving birth to their babies that grew …
Fridays
I love Fridays. On Fridays, I usually get off work at noon. It is so freeing to have this privilege. I didn't always get off work at noon. For most of my working life, I got off work on Fridays at five o'clock - just like any other day of the week. On my current …
The Space Between
What happens in the space between each blog? What a reader sees is what a writer writes. But, most of the living happens in between the writing, out there somewhere, someplace. And, the living is what keeps a writer from writing more. Sure, it gives a writer more to write about. But, if a busy …
I’m Sure Glad That I Did
I’m Sure Glad That I Did Today marks the 30th anniversary of mine and my husband’s first date. Little did I know that we’d actually go out on a date much less make it this far. I met Charles at Foremost Dairies near downtown San Antonio where I worked at the time. Although I never …
Thinking About Time
I started journaling again recently. Having finished one journal, I decided to use the pages of my unfinished journals before starting a completely new one. The one I picked up had only four entries in it during 2012. Each day (Feb 28, Mar 4, Oct 21 and Dec 30) I journaled about the same question: What …
It Happens Every Time
As a little girl, my dad would take me and my younger siblings to visit his parents on a regular basis. Their television would almost always be on and set to something important like Wimbledon or the Olympics or, when there wasn't much else going on in the world, my grandma would have it set to one …
Stay-cation
There's nothing like the anticipation of vacation when I'm on burn out from my job. And, it certainly was great to be heading out the front office door last Thursday. But now, on my last official rest and relaxation day, I'm feeling pretty mellow. In fact, I've felt mellow all week just knowing that my …