Hives Painted! and now we wait

I picked up my hive boxes yesterday and gave them a couple of coats of primer and paint.  Now we wait for 6 weeks or so until we have bees.  They will live outside now. This is not their final resting place.  I've got to clear out an area in the yard for them and …

Cutting back on digital

It’s not like I write a blog post every day. Never fear faithful reader, I’ll continue to post on a semi sporadic basis, but I’m trying to gain a bit more control over the dependence on devices for all of my information. I am planning out a really big event at our school - a …

Beekeeping

My latest adventure!Stay tuned for more information!

2020 Planner Setup

Yesterday my wife asked me if got a new planner.  I was a little nonplussed for just a bit because I hadn't.  But she continued, "Well, I saw a box from Franklin, so assumed you did."  That's when my man brain finally snapped to what she meant.   I ordered refills of the guts of my …

Goal Setting Reset…

I'm sure I'm not the only person who spends a great deal of time pondering goals and how to reach them. Recently I decided to rethink my long term and intermediate goals to help me gain more focus.  As 2019 came to an end, I recognized that my long term goals had perhaps gotten out …

Reading Goals

I'm a prolific reader of fiction.  My average over the past 35 years has been around 60 books per year.   I will admit that my recall of material is not that great as speed reading doesn't really help my retention, which is why I have certain books that I read over and over again, I …

When Priorities Change In An Instant

I've always known that I love my wife more than anyone else in the world - even my sons, who I love deeply.  I've always known that I need my wife more than anything else in the world. I didn't realize just how important she is to me until she had a severe medical crisis …

Pre-printed, BuJo, DIY?

It's the time of year when many of us gasp as we realize that we didn't get all of our stuff done.  Last January we just knew that 2019 was the year we were finally going to get our act together and our magic planning tool would help us keep all of our poop in …

Goal Setting and Planning

I recently received a request to take a closer look at goal setting and planning.  I ask for your indulgence as I attempt to explain the process I follow. "Goals are dreams with a deadline" "Goals have to be big" "Goals drive productivity" I've seen so much information about goals over the years that it …

My Son Published a book!

Culled is the first effort of my oldest son Ross.  Of course I'm biased, but I think it is extremely well written. Check it out sometime.  Of course I paid for it and receive nothing in return for this blatant promo. You might like it.  I know I did.