Yesterday I experimented with travel by heading up north to friend Leslie's son's graduation party. I chose an alternate route on my way home, heading south on 31 instead of staying on Interstate 90. That's about as adventurous as I've been geographically. I did find the Grenzows' home handily thanks to Mapquest.
The greenness of Wisconsin and the neatly packaged farms brought me back to my childhood in Milwaukee and even in Maine where we would venture forth as a family to explore the flora and fauna of whichever state we happened to reside in. I suppose that was one of the many benefits of moving around a lot as a kid--I got to see a lot of countryside. Wisconsin makes me think of camping and camping makes me think of... well, frankly, it makes me think of the Ritz Carlton. That's where I prefer to "camp."
Blogging is like keeping a diary only everyone can read it. To make proper use of this technology, I ought to ask a question, so here goes: Do you like to camp? If so, why? And if not, why not?
Monday, June 14, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Sunday Adventure
Today I'm headed up to McFarland, WI, to celebrate the high school graduation of Peter Grenzow, the son of my oldest "BFF." Leslie Grenzow (nee Proctor) and I grew up together for some years in a two-flat in Milwaukee and we broke all the roller-skating records on our block the old-fashioned way--with the kind of skates that are clamped to your shoes and then a strap around the ankle. We kept our skate keys on a string around our necks.
I'm still amazed that my "girlfriends" are graduating children from high school AND college... and that my nieces and nephews are having babies of their own.
Leslie and I have a ritual rendezvous: several times a year we meet in Richmond, IL, which is half-way between our respective homes in McFarland and Wheaton. Richmond is a quaint little town filled with antique shops. We hit the shops, have lunch, hit the shops again and hug goodbye until our next rendezvous. She and I had a standing date on the morning my dad passed away and I kept the date--who better to console me than my oldest friend? I drove up for her dad's funeral and it was my great comfort to be in the kitchen with the "church ladies" as we cleaned and dried dishes after the reception.
Today will be a celebration, and I'm honored to be a guest.
I'm still amazed that my "girlfriends" are graduating children from high school AND college... and that my nieces and nephews are having babies of their own.
Leslie and I have a ritual rendezvous: several times a year we meet in Richmond, IL, which is half-way between our respective homes in McFarland and Wheaton. Richmond is a quaint little town filled with antique shops. We hit the shops, have lunch, hit the shops again and hug goodbye until our next rendezvous. She and I had a standing date on the morning my dad passed away and I kept the date--who better to console me than my oldest friend? I drove up for her dad's funeral and it was my great comfort to be in the kitchen with the "church ladies" as we cleaned and dried dishes after the reception.
Today will be a celebration, and I'm honored to be a guest.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Getting Ready
I've decided to revive my blog, "Quotidian Adventures," in preparation for my trip to Paris in August. Granted, "quotidian" is a word not everyone knows but this will give people an opportunity to use the dictionary function on their computers. Besides, it says exactly what I want to do: record my daily adventures.
My adventure has really already begun. I have an apartment rented in the 13th arrondisement (thank you, Jackie Sloane) and my ticket is purchased via frequent flier miles (thank you, John Kenney). Son William and his girlfriend Yesenia will be joining me in Week 1, along with my husband Bill. All will be with me to celebrate my 54th birthday August 6.
These past three years have brought blogging a long way... some would say it's required of all small business owners. I was ahead of my time, then lagged behind. Thanks to the contribution of Joy Meredith (www.joymeredith.com), I'm getting back on track with my social media. Am I the only one who sometimes thinks it's anti-social media?
Before I head off to Paris, I'm visiting North Carolina next week for the 3rd annual Energetic Women Conference. If there's anywhere I belong it's among other energetic women. These women, however, are actually professionals in the energy field: energy engineering and operations. Love those women engineers!
Then my travels take me to Phoenix for a week where I'll be in residence as the new Director of Alumni Affairs and Marketing for the Walker Center for Entrepreneurship at Thunderbird. I'm excited about spending the week there, talking to the folks at the Center and on campus about the possibility of doing a research project. My idea is to do a survey of those who attended Thunderbird's executive MBA program (executive master's in international management in my day) and get feedback on how many of them began as entrepreneurs and how many of them became entrepreneurs. Not looking for a causal effect but more to see how the program may have contributed to alumni who, like me, launched a business following graduation. That should be fun.
I know that blogs are supposed to be interactive, so let me ask this question: If you're an entrepreneur, do you have a desire to "go global?" Or are you global already?
My adventure has really already begun. I have an apartment rented in the 13th arrondisement (thank you, Jackie Sloane) and my ticket is purchased via frequent flier miles (thank you, John Kenney). Son William and his girlfriend Yesenia will be joining me in Week 1, along with my husband Bill. All will be with me to celebrate my 54th birthday August 6.
These past three years have brought blogging a long way... some would say it's required of all small business owners. I was ahead of my time, then lagged behind. Thanks to the contribution of Joy Meredith (www.joymeredith.com), I'm getting back on track with my social media. Am I the only one who sometimes thinks it's anti-social media?
Before I head off to Paris, I'm visiting North Carolina next week for the 3rd annual Energetic Women Conference. If there's anywhere I belong it's among other energetic women. These women, however, are actually professionals in the energy field: energy engineering and operations. Love those women engineers!
Then my travels take me to Phoenix for a week where I'll be in residence as the new Director of Alumni Affairs and Marketing for the Walker Center for Entrepreneurship at Thunderbird. I'm excited about spending the week there, talking to the folks at the Center and on campus about the possibility of doing a research project. My idea is to do a survey of those who attended Thunderbird's executive MBA program (executive master's in international management in my day) and get feedback on how many of them began as entrepreneurs and how many of them became entrepreneurs. Not looking for a causal effect but more to see how the program may have contributed to alumni who, like me, launched a business following graduation. That should be fun.
I know that blogs are supposed to be interactive, so let me ask this question: If you're an entrepreneur, do you have a desire to "go global?" Or are you global already?
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