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Category: Say It Saturday

  • Say It! Saturday – Home Again

    It’s that time again. My new reason to love Saturdays.

    My son and I took a little vacation over the Thanksgiving holiday to visit family in Northern California. This vacation was much needed on a variety of levels, but this is not the place to go into details.

    Today is all about saying something that just needs to be said. So, although I had a wonderful time and was able to see my son take joy in things he has never done before like standing on the muddy edge of a lake fishing in 50 degree weather, shooting his first BB gun, and watching deer walk out of the woods only to stand 10 feet in front of him and eat the corn that was thrown out for them … I need to say something that only one person has said better.

    The originator of this Say It! Saturday, Dorothy Gale, knows exactly what needs to be said …

    There’s no place like home.

    It doesn’t matter how much fun you have or what your destination was. There is nothing like your own bed, your own bathroom, your own couch, your own coffee … all the little things that make your house your home.
    Join me and Roxanne – Say what you need to get off your chest with Say It! Saturday. Link up on her blog and see what others are saying this Saturday. 

  • Say It! Saturday – Cooperation

    It’s that time again. Another reason to love Saturdays.

    Recently I have been wanting to say this so badly to a variety of people in my life. It’s something that we have all heard, we’ve all said it at one time or another, and we all hate it when someone says it to us.

    I never really understood it until I worked for a company that prided themselves on teamwork. The quarterly sales bonuses were not based on how much was sold alone, but on the entire process of the team. Did the order ship out on time? Was the invoice mailed on time? Was a customer service follow up call made? All of the aspects of teamwork and cooperation play a role in the final sale. If one person on the team didn’t do their part, then nobody made bonus.

    So this Saturday, I would like to say …

    There is no “I” in TEAM.

    It may be cliche and some people say it way to much, but it’s the truth people.

    Learn it.
    Live it.
    Say it. 

    Join me and Roxanne – Say what you need to get off your chest with Say It! Saturday. Link up on her blog and see what others are saying this Saturday. 

  • Say It! Saturday – Slow Down

    My good friend Roxanne has started a new blog theme for Saturdays called Say It! Saturday and I absolutely love this idea. (Why didn’t I think of it?) The idea is to say something you’ve been meaning to say, or say something that you always say and want to say again. You can find out all the details on her blog over at On the Rox

    Sometimes it may just be a picture that says it all. Other times it may be a phrase. For my first Say It! Saturday I am going to do both …

    Slow down. Enjoy the simple pleasures in life.


    Sometimes I am so rushed or doing too many things at once that my coffee is just a means of caffeine and waking up. It’s nice to just sit and actually enjoy my cup of coffee every now and then. 
    As with everything in life – Slow down, take it all in, and enjoy.
    Will you join me and Roxanne with her new Say It! Saturday. Link up on her blog and see what others are saying this Saturday.