I have always been drawn to bookstores. (Shocking, I know. 🤣) Decades ago, before Amazon existed—even before the Internet—once I started earning my own money, I spent a lot of that money in bookstores. I didn’t know many independent bookstores back then, so I frequented Borders, Waldenbooks, and Barnes &…
By definition, your comfort zone is where you feel most comfortable—you’re in control, you don’t feel anxious, you feel secure. My comfort zone is in my house, on my couch, with a good book or something interesting on television, or at my laptop playing The Sims or writing these blog…
While I spent a lot of time at camp when I was younger—Girl Scout camp, church camp (hey, I’ve already admitted to being a goody-two-shoes in What’s the Punishment for Sneaking Out These Days?)—I never went to an extended summer camp. You know the ones I’m talking about. The ones…
