February 12, 2011, Posted by Mela at 2:07 AM
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I always wanted to be an artist – but singer was someone else’s dream.
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I was a jock, then journalist and now a juice-slingin’ Mom of three. Sure, I sang – but with the radio and to my kids (easy crowd).
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I searched for an activity to pour myself into. Not that I wasn’t already busy, but [...]
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January 29, 2011, Posted by Mela at 4:34 PM
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I’m from a small town in central Wisconsin. If you think of “America’s Dairyland” as a right-handed oven mit with Green Bay at the base of your thumb (GO PACKERS!), Nekoosa is in the middle of your palm and sits along the Wisconsin River.
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Nekoosa is known in the area for lots of things: great schools, [...]
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December 28, 2010, Posted by Mela at 3:47 PM
Turns out the BIG dream I told you about here, starts with something SMALL(er).
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We have decided to downsize.
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Going backward has never felt so motivating.
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Taking ourselves out of the lap of luxury into a place that is still, by the world’s standards, luxurious, will be a big change (for us.)
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We’ve never known want and maybe that’s [...]
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