Picturepocket's Blog

Category: family

  • Dog is Love

    As to the world of dog ownership, I am new to the space. Oreo is the first dog I have owned. Since I grew up in apartment complexes that didn’t allow dogs, I haven’t been around them much either. I have had several cats throughout my life, so I’ve considered myself more of a “cat…

  • On Being a Girly Girl

    I just finished reading Joel Stein’s book Man Made.* Three things lead me to read his book; 1. The cover was fun and colorful and despite a famous saying about not judging books by their cover, I am afraid I do. 2. He is one of my favorite magazine authors, so whenever I am stuck…

  • Who Not to Friend 

    These days my young daughters are navigating the turns and twists of friendships and I try to give them good advice and also demonstrate what it is to be a good friend.  There are pitfalls to finding good friends. My kids know to avoid bullies, but there are subtle indicators of false friends too. The…

  • Bringing Home the Bacon

    A few weeks back, Tim and I had a disastrous day. It started out normal enough, Tim went to work and I got the kids off to school. With the house empty, I then settled into my work-from-home routine. I login and listen to the morning training Zoom call on my phone while walking the…

  • The Dad Hole

    A few weeks ago, I was describing the feeling of losing my father, and I explained that it was like having a hole punched out of the middle of my chest. I know that sounds dramatic, and I also know that anyone who has been through similar situation feels exactly the same way.  Having a…

  • Work from Home Chicken Enchiladas 

    Ingredients:  2 lbs frozen boneless, skinless chicken thighs 1 package corn tortillas 1/2 bag of shedded cheese Can of enchilada sauce Taco seasoning Directions: 4:00 Arrive at home from school carpool pickup 4:15 Dust 2 lbs of frozen chicken thighs with taco seasoning and place in Instant Pot over two cups of water. Set for…

  • The Insignificant Other

    Every day I make appointments with people to go over their life insurance. When I schedule the appointment, I go out of my way to ensure that they include their significant other in the conversation. The main reason is that most people won’t make important decisions without their person, so having them on the call…

  • The Check In

    Whenever I go in for a checkup, before I am seen by an MD I have to be seen an RN. The nurse takes all of my vitals to give the doctor an idea of what he or she will be dealing with before they will even look at me. I didn’t pay too attention…

  • My Bad

    “Always be the first to apologize, it’s about taking control and moving forward. ‘It’s my fault,’ means if it is my responsibility, I can fix it.” Brandon Hall Blame taking is an act of leadership. If something is my mistake, then I have the power to change it. If it is someone else’s fault or…

  • Shared Risk

    There has been a lot of talk about health insurance recently in the news. The whole point of insurance is to share some of the risk that we face in life. The idea is that if all the healthy people pay into one account, then if someone gets sick, that person can afford the care…