This coming Tuesday begins a challenge for me where I’ll be speaking back to back weeks at Laurel Highlands and Greensburg and achieving another level. I’ll be doing the same thing in June, on the heels of Summer TLI and my week off. Where that award ends up will depend on if we have enoughContinue reading “Continuing my Magnificent Speaking Streak!”
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Thursday Night Dinner, a Bananas Foster Latte, and a Murder Mystery!
There’s lots to talk about from this weekend’s Toastmasters festivities. Conference weekend is a lot of fun and it’s nice to catch up with old Toastmasters friends while making new ones along the way. Before I recap the weekend, let’s look back at Thursday. This past Thursday was my monthly Thursday Night Dinner with Mr.Continue reading “Thursday Night Dinner, a Bananas Foster Latte, and a Murder Mystery!”
Racing to the Top!
We are closing in on Presidents’ Distinguished at Laurel Highlands, our history making Toastmasters club which chartered in 2021. We just need one new member and two educational awards and we should qualify for top honors. I’m on standby in case my Level 2 is needed to help them achieve their goal. If not, I’llContinue reading “Racing to the Top!”
Going for the Gold at Laurel Highlands Toastmasters!
Tuesday Night may have felt cold outside but inside it was warm at our Laurel Highlands Toastmasters meeting. Recently, I sent my completed Dynamic Leadership (finally!) after starting it almost five years ago. Blame it on DTM burnout, discouragement during COVID, and taking a while to get used to attending virtual meetings. That was theContinue reading “Going for the Gold at Laurel Highlands Toastmasters!”
Stylish Food and Drink Review—Convive Coffee Roasters
This morning, I attended the Division Brilliant International Speech and Tall Tales contest. Before that I stopped at a new coffee shop that I’ve followed on Instagram for a while. Cutie’s is my go-to for amazing coffee in Downtown Greensburg. However, I’ve been looking forward to visiting this place for a while. A perfect opportunityContinue reading “Stylish Food and Drink Review—Convive Coffee Roasters”
Return to Cutie’s and Reflecting on Vacation!
This morning, I made my first visit to Cutie’s in three weeks. I wanted to go, but life just happened to get in the way. I was busy preparing for my Hershey trip. I was sick and I still managed not to call off of work. Also, I had other things to take care of.Continue reading “Return to Cutie’s and Reflecting on Vacation!”
Kicking off the Peppermint Mocha Tour at Cutie’s!
A difficult week has come to an end for me, and now it’s time to focus on upcoming events like Hershey, Thanksgiving, and my week off when I’ll do my Christmas shopping. I battled through despair and discouragement, feeling sad for my friends, and even considered deactivating my Facebook and Instagram accounts. I’ll keep myContinue reading “Kicking off the Peppermint Mocha Tour at Cutie’s!”
Learning about Indiana’s Favorite Son!
We’re about a week into my vacation now and there’s still so much to do. Today, I decided to take a drive to Indiana to visit the Jimmy Stewart museum. The museum highlights the life and works of Indiana’s favorite son, actor Jimmy Stewart. I wanted to do this on my vacation last year butContinue reading “Learning about Indiana’s Favorite Son!”
Remembering Big Break and other SRU memories!
Many of you who went to college remember how you spent that week off in between known as Spring Break. You either: Went home and worked for a week at the job that put you through college Did community service projects, or if you were like I was during my time at Slippery Rock, or:Continue reading “Remembering Big Break and other SRU memories!”
The Pillars of my Blog!
With warm springlike weather forecast early this week, I took advantage of the downtime I had and spent some time outside. I made it out to Hempfield Park twice this week and took time to get some steps in. The end result is 1.5 miles both yesterday and today. Maybe a little more today butContinue reading “The Pillars of my Blog!”
Stylish 🍒 