In the corporate world, at least in my corporate world, each year we write our commitments to the business. Then at the end of each year, we document how we executed against those commitments. It’s the corporate American version of… Read More ›
Ruminations
Random thoughts on life as a full-time traveler.
Crazy Old Lady Tricks: Next Up – Learning to Surf
Forty years ago, I left New Jersey for Michigan. There I went to school, met Pat, married, and never returned home for more than an occasional weekend. Those were the days before Facebook and unlimited free texting. Back then, when… Read More ›
Ode to a Storage Unit (and a Happy Thanksgiving!)
Storage units, I have come to learn, are a psychological device which enable us to move on – delude us into believing we will return, need this stuff, and effortlessly slip into our old life. For the last three years,… Read More ›
When a Colleague Dies
Last Monday, as my US colleagues were coming to work, I received a message. “Did you hear Jim died yesterday? Suddenly. In his sleep.” Jim and I worked together on and off for years although less so since I moved… Read More ›
What I learned at TBEX Athens and my writing class with David Farley
Last week, Pat and I attended a convention in Athens, the Travel Bloggers Exchange, or TBEX. I divided the sessions between us according to our interests. Pat, realizing where this was headed, conceded, “Julie, just tell me where to go.”… Read More ›
The World In Between 