#ELBlog #208: Mothers Day I dedicate today’s blog to my Mom, Dorothy Marotta. I love my Mom–she is smart, strong, loving, and dedicated to me and our family. Here is one of the excerpts of my newest book, Tales from the Hardwood…a story about Mom. I so enjoyed having her come to the games I…
#ELBlog #207: Moments Even though I had work to do, and many things that needed to get done on my plate I decided to pause, put down the phone, and invest two hours into watching the 2019 award-winning movie Rocketman. I needed a break from all of the work, and wanted a little escape. I…
#ELBlog #206: Airtight Compartments A lot of people ask me, how do you do it? How do you do it all? How do you get it all done? Your life must be crazy! Well, I think I’m a little crazy, but in a good way, I enjoy the pressure. I enjoy the journey of creativity,…
My daughter has been asking recently about getting mirrored sliding doors for the closet in her room. She was hoping to make the space look bigger and not have the closet doors swing out so much. So, on a recent weekend, we had a little free time and stopped into Lowes. They actually had the…
#ELBlog #204: Guest Blog: Feed-Forward I love feedback! When people are inspired and moved by a #ELBlog post, I know I hit the mark. Here is an awesome response from Heather Lyon. Heather is an Assistant Superintendent in the Buffalo, NY area, author, Mom, and more. I love her style of writing as it challenges…
#ELBlog #203: Now I Can Really Call You Sh*!head I feel so blessed that my family and I were able to get to the beach during the Christmas-New Year’s week holiday. I thoroughly enjoyed the time with them and of course the warm sun. One afternoon, we were just relaxing, sitting on the beach, and…
#ELBlog #202: Sunrise To Sunset We were on a family vacation in Miramar Beach, Florida which is in the Panhandle of Florida, only 30 miles from the Alabama border. There you will find a beautiful Gulfshore, soft sand, and warm breezes. It’s the perfect combination of beautiful weather, time together as a family, time off…
Tales From The Hardwood Coming this spring: Tales From The Hardwood, Surviving & Thriving. I am so excited to share this next work with you. This book contains 101 amazing stories, experiences, and lessons from my time on the court as a Divison 1 Men’s Basketball official. A big thank you to the 12 contributions…
#ELBlog #201: Silly Or Cool Looking Cartoon Character? I love the holiday season. From Thanksgiving through December (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s). People are always so excited to get together, spend time with family, give gifts, etc. It’s also enjoyable to share the spirit…The spirit of joy, warmth, caring, etc. This is my first…
#ELBlog #200: 200 and 32% Number 200! I am so excited to have written 200 blogs. It’s been a fun journey with lots of great experiences that I am pleased and proud to share. I hope you have benefited and reflected along the way. Thank you for your continued readership. Please share some of your…