Posted in blogging, cancer, Family, friends, goals, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, resolutions, success, writing, tagged breast cancer, cancer free, cancer survivor, cancer wigs, chemo, chemotherapy, curls, curly hair, gray hair, hair, haircut, long hair, losing your hair, ponytail, survivor, wigs on August 9, 2021| 12 Comments »
It’s been almost 4 years since I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s certainly one of those days that I’ll probably remember for the rest of my life. It’s the day your life changes and the day your routine is interrupted, and your life gets arranged for you by everyone except you.
(more…)Posted in awards, blogging, Family, friends, goals, gratitude, humor, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, resolutions, success, travel, watching tv, writing, tagged 2020 Olympics, athletes, best athletes, cheering, gold medals, gymnastics, international sports, medals, olympics, sports, Tokyo Olympics, underdogs, winners, winning athletes on August 2, 2021| 7 Comments »
I enjoy watching the Olympics, but I don’t get to see as many events as I’d like. In years past, I recorded them on my DVR but there are so many events I don’t care to watch, that it gets tiresome fast-forwarding past them to get to the good juicy events I really want to see. This go round I’ve seen almost no events, but I did catch some highlights. One constant for me is that I almost always find myself rooting for the unexpected underdog who shows up out of nowhere with overwhelmingly high scores and blows everybody else out of the water. Or wins by a nose. You know? That athlete that sneaks up on everyone who is supposed to win and steals that medal. The one nobody is watching. Yeah, that person.
(more…)Posted in Baer House Inn, Birthdays, blogging, cancer, friends, goals, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, love, motivation, moving, resolutions, success, travel, Vicksburg, writing, tagged being prepared, business anniversary, business plan, cross-country move, inn ownership, innkeeping, laundry, lists, new business, new life, old houses, planning, transitions, ups and downs on July 26, 2021| 8 Comments »
We are going into our seventh year of inn ownership. That’s right, this week concludes the sixth year since we purchased the inn and moved to Vicksburg. A couple of weeks ago I blogged about my obsessive planning and having failsafes for the unexpected things that arise. I’m really at a loss without my lists. Well, even with a plan and lost of lists, things don’t always go according to plan.
(more…)Posted in authors, blooms, Family, Fiction, goals, grammar, humor, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, names, reading, short story, weird, words, writers, writing, tagged articles, catchy headlines, creativity, editing, editing mistakes, editors, headlines, mistakes, news, news story, newspapers, play on words, random on June 28, 2021| 11 Comments »
Have you ever read a headline and thought: “I really need to read this article?” Or have you read a headline and said to yourself: “Self, it’d be a waste of time to read any farther?” Headlines can make or break a story. Like back cover blurbs on a book, a headline has to grab attention and elicit feelings of wanting to know more.
(more…)Posted in dancing, Family, friends, goals, health, humor, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, Vicksburg, writing, tagged challenges, cups, cups dance, dance, dance floor, dance recital, dance studio, goals, moving on, tap dance, tap recital, tap routine, Youtube on June 14, 2021| 8 Comments »
I love to dance. Especially the noisy dances. The dances where you stomp your feet, tap your toes, and click your heels. Tap dancing, Irish dancing, Flamenco dancing, clogging, country line dancing, you name it, I love doing it. Now, I’m not especially good at it, mind you, but it’s fun and I really enjoy participating in this type of activity.
(more…)Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, breakfast, eating, Family, food, friends, goals, gratitude, health, humor, innkeeping, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, resolutions, success, Uncategorized, writing, tagged calm, calming videos, curveballs, disappointment, frustration, keep going, knocked down, life, life happens, meditation, nature, overwhelmed, positive thoughts, working out on May 24, 2021| 6 Comments »
Last week was a very long, very overwhelming, and very frustrating week. It seems like every single thing was a struggle. Electronics weren’t working the way they were supposed to, guests weren’t acting the way they normally do, jars wouldn’t open, knives wouldn’t cut, food wouldn’t cook, life was just one giant curve ball. Nothing was easy.
(more…)Posted in Baer House Inn, goals, gratitude, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, success, Vicksburg, writing, tagged Facebook, ghosting, God, help wanted, interviews, introductions, job interviews, job skills, jobs, message from God, optimism, part-time job, pearly gates, post office, professional conduct, resume, unprofessional conduct, USPS, working on May 17, 2021| 8 Comments »
The time has arrived! And that’s a very good thing. We’ve reached a point here at the Baer House where it has once again become necessary to hire help. That’s a good problem to have because that means we’re busy. When the Covid unpleasantness hit last year and there was so much confusion and fear and everything was forced to shut down, I had to let my housekeeper go, for obvious reasons. No use having someone come to clean guest rooms when there aren’t any guests, just lonely dark rooms.
(more…)Posted in beauty products, dancing, Family, friends, goals, Jansen Schmidt, money, positivity, resolutions, success, writing, tagged Cinderella, clothing, dance, dress for success, dresses, dressing up, expensive dresses, fancy dresses, fashion, gowns, high school, party dresses, prom, prom dresses, special day, spotlight, wedding, wedding dresses on April 19, 2021| 10 Comments »
I used to love getting dressed up for special occasions. Heck I used to enjoy getting dressed up just to go to work. When I worked in a professional office I wore dresses, two-piece business suits, heels, pantyhose, make-up, jewelry, even glitzy hair clips every single day. In the summer I wore more sundresses and sandals, but I always overdressed by today’s standards. I was often the best dressed employee in the office, but I felt like I had to “look the part,” and dressing up added a feeling of me being extra valuable in the workplace because of it. It was a self-esteem issue for me.
(more…)Posted in blogging, cars, driving, first car, friends, goals, grammar, humor, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, money, reading, success, travel, tv, vacation, watching tv, weird, weird facts, words, writers, writing, tagged antiques, auto mechanics, automobiles, autos, cave drawings, cave paintings, caveman, cell phones, changing a tire, classics, directions, emojis, good old days, grammar, lost skills, lost talents, phone numbers, proper grammar, shoe laces, shoes, tie a shoe, Velcro, vintage on April 5, 2021| 9 Comments »
The world as we all knew it has changed. It always does. The world is constantly changing. Not always for good, but always changing, nevertheless. Ask your grandparents or your parents about what life was like when they were kids. Think back to when you were a kid. How much has changed in just a few short years?
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