Posts Tagged ‘Family’

Staying in Bed, Guilt & Linchpins

I don’t get sick much, but this morning it hit me like a semi-truck doing 70 mph. While meeting some smart folks at Skyline of Ohio for a final planning session, to get ready for a sold out Exhibitor Exchange event on Thursday morning, my stomach suddenly flipped. Jacob had been sick over the weekend.  Poor little guy.  His mom, and my partner in crime, Sarah, woke up this morning with that age-old look on her face.  She was infected.  I suppose it was only a matter of time before it got me, too. After the meeting, I came home to get ready to leave for the first session in a series of trainings at Incept Corp.  Right before leaving for Canton, the bug laid siege on me and I was down for the count. Guilty Like some of you, I’ve been reading Chris Brogan’s recent posts on the concept of Anywhen.  Chris is a robot with extended battery life, and yet people demand so much that sometimes, even with all of his efficiencies and twilight hours, even he can’t handle the demands. I stayed in bed all day today.  And now, I feel guilty.  I feel guilty that I’m off schedule with Incept.  I feel guilty that I have an inbox full of important messages from you, eagerly waiting for my response.  I feel guilty that my entire week now needs adjusted.  That alone is one more task I must begrudgingly add to my plate. (Please bare with me, I will get back to you!) I’m guilty that I still feel like roadkill and all I want to do is lay on the couch, staring aimlessly at box set episodes of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. (Really entertaining series from 2006, if you’ve not watched it.) In the back [...]

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Merry Christmas To All

Merry Christmas to all.  And to all a good night. If you’re having trouble viewing the video, you can watch it on YouTube. Here are some things that may be fun for you and your family this Christmas Eve. Enjoy! More Posts

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What I’m Thankful For In 2009

Happy Thanksgiving, friends.  I hope that by the time you read this, you’re surrounded by family and friends, already full of turkey, and have just woke up from a football-induced nap on the couch.  While I always try to focus my blog on you in hopes to give you ideas and add value to life, sometimes I write for my own therapy. Today is one of those days.  But who knows, maybe something below will help remind you of what you’re thankful for and why. What I’m Thankful For In 2009 For my son, Kaden, a healthy three-year old.  He’s outgoing, stubborn and full of energy.  God knows, he’s just like me.  He’s already showing signs of being a talented communicator, and for all this, for him, I am thankful. For my new son Jacob, also a healthy three-year-old, who is so very different.  He’s calm, collective and amazingly orderly.  Jacob has a process for everything.  He’s polite and sweet, and always makes his greatest effort to do what is right.  After completely changing his universe, he’s accepted me as a Dad and as a friend.  For Jacob, and our relationship, I am thankful. For every time I get to wrestle with my two boys on the living room floor, I am thankful. For Sarah, and all she has given me in guidance, support, funding, patience, tolerance, love and the look she gives me when we’re together, I am thankful. For Kaden’s mom, Amy, and the friendship we continue to have.  For her devotion to making sure Kaden has everything he needs, and providing him with the love that only a mother can give, I am thankful. For all of the sets of grandparents and the love and support they shower upon my family, I am thankful. For folks like [...]

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