How often have you heard, “People don’t change”? I’ve heard it said so many times, even had the phrase used against me as a way to dequalify my progress. I have even uttered it a few times myself. Sometimes, I truly believed it to be true. I believed at the very core, people don’t change. But at 48 years old, I’ve seen far more evidence to the contrary. I’ve witnessed small to radical changes in both the natural world and in the people I love. My daughter is a testiment to radical change. Her fifth grade year is near it’s close and that means a new school next year as…

Friday, I started my first double shift. Gardening from 6:30-3pm followed by 3:30-10pm at Costco. It was nice to ease into my new job without having to jet off to Costco, so Friday was the first of so many long days. It wasn’t so bad until about 9:15pm. My body screamed “enough”! Needless to say, I slept very well that night. In my effort to sleep in, I turned off my alarm and anticipated a Saturday lie in. Well, my body gave me an hour: 6:30 and I was up for the day! And it was day with a third shift. My daughter and I got busy spring cleaning. From…