I made the drive into Los Angeles for a quarterly meeting. One of the speakers shared she started each day with a mantra. I can’t remember what it was, but it was a feel good positive phrase. I’ve never been open to these kinds of things in the past. My unspoken mantra was to put … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Dreams – The Cranberries
The other night was the first of three musicals we signed up for. We saw Annie. In my mind, I didn’t walk in with too much expectations because we mainly bought the package for the other two: Momma Mia and Hamilton. I considered Annie to be an add on. As we drove to the playhouse, … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Tomorrow – The Cranberries
I had a Christmas hangover the other day. No, not from drinking too much, but from the crash in energy from hosting Christmas. We did have a wonderful holiday, so there are no complaints there. We caught up with all of our nieces and nephews in various stages of life: high school kids applying to … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Zombie – Cranberries
When I was 20, I didn’t like when a liquor store owner or the casino pit boss asked to see my ID. For obvious reasons, I hated that. I was under 21. When I turned 21, I almost wanted them ask me. C’mon. Ask me. I’ve got my ID at the ready, ready to flash … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Twenty One – The Cranberries
Everyone in my family plays a musical instrument, except me. My mom and siblings play the piano, guitar and/or the ukulele. It’s not like I never tried. I took piano lessons when I was a kid for a year or two. The problem was I never practiced so you can imagine how torturous each lesson … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Linger – The Cranberries
One day I noticed a coworker looking really sad. She was a single parent and her only son recently left for his first year at college. She missed him terribly. The night before, she called him and he sent her to voicemail. Yeah, that’s tough. Having been in his shoes, I explained to her this … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Ode to My Family – The Cranberries
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