When I left my full-time job almost 3 years ago to pursue my own business, it was not a decision I took lightly. I had thought about it for several years. I figured out what kind of income I would need to cover not only my salary but insurance, retirement contribution, and hopefully have a little extra. I made a…
Welcome to a New Year! As with every new year, 2025 is full of possibilities and opportunities. I hope that you have all had a chance to reflect on the year that has passed. Regardless of how many crazy or not-so-good things that happened, we can all find some positive moments, growth moments, and even some adventure moments. As we…
Who remembers their high school science class where you would all do an experiment and would pretty much all have the same outcome? You mix the two chemicals and the solution turns pink or starts to bubble. Occasionally one lab group would have a different outcome which in most cases probably involved fire or at least smoke. When the teacher…
Oh my gosh, you guys! I haven’t written anything in a long time! When summer came, things around here got very busy with camps, county fair, a quick trip to Okoboji, and moving our youngest to college. I had this crazy idea that September would slow down, and while it has in some ways, we had some big things happen…