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This past week I got a couple of “Amen’s” while speaking to a crowd of women about my “Grass is Green Everywhere” theory.   And, I have to say – it made me feel proud to have elicited such enthusiasm for a concept that is really not new or novel.  It’s about simply “making the best [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot about something lately (and, even started “penning” a book) about how the grass is green everywhere . . .not just on the other side of the fence.  And, about how life is just SO RELATIVE.  Yes, a lot of mumbo-jumbo we have all heard before. But, I rarely hear someone [...]

Well, it’s been a bit of a “blog blight” for me the past couple of weeks.  I say “sorry” to my regular readers.  I’ve had a bit of personal turmoil as of late and have needed to expend all energy on getting over the hump.  This, makes my blog post this week sort of uplifting [...]

This past weekend I had a completely “loverly” time up in the mountains (not far from home) with my family and some very nice, fun friends – the only kind to have.  Technically, I suppose it was a “staycation” since we didn’t leave the state and were within a three-hour radius from our house.  It’s [...]

As a dog lover, I will be surprised this fall if Oprah doesn’t bring up a great book that came out just before she went on summer hiatus—The Art of Racing with the Rain by Garth Stein.   O, and how we all know how Oprah loves her dogs - so I can’t imagine that it wasn’t [...]

All of the “Staycation” excitement this week made me start to think beyond the obvious.  Yes, people are trying to save money and get away a little closer to home (or, at home!).  But, I began to wonder this weekend (as I was on another “Staycation”) what the consequences are going to be related to [...]

This week has been a whirlwind of activity and the author of this blog, Stephanie Worrell, has been featured in the Wall Street, Good Morning America and the Idaho Statesman - all about Staycation!  Below are the links or files, if you are interested.  Kind of “O Fun.” 
Good Morning America
Idaho Statesman
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121615848493356053.html?mod=hps_us_at_glance_pj

 http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SummerSizzle/story?id=5398577

Growing up, I worked in my parent’s Iowa feed and seed store where I learned the value of a lot of things—hard work, hard times, good times and good tomatoes.  Yes, good tomatoes!  And, with the high cost of gas and food. . .I’ve been thinking back on those lessons.  Shazam (my way of saying, Ah, [...]

Admittedly, as I child I created certain “challenges” for my well-meaning parents.  And, although I’ve tried to block out most of the memories of me being “challenging” in my own mind, I do have some vivid recollections of bad behavior out in the middle of nowhere.  Yes, you know—camping somewhere, where as child seemed like nowhere. A place with no [...]

This story is about how “one” becomes two and with careful love and guidance, the “two” takes on the beauty of the original “one.”   A mother, a daughter.    A seed, a flower.  And, then. . .a seed again.
 
All over the world people are doing amazing things that almost always spring from ideas, tiny dreams that [...]