Motivation VS Discipline
I wonder what motivates the Amish to work so hard. Can you think of a group of more industrious and disciplined people? What inspires them? I recently read on Facebook: “So much to do, so little desire to do it.” The words struck me because although desire...Is All Fair in Love and Taxes?
I met my husband on April 15. An easy date to remember! Also, the last day to file federal income tax or apply for an extension. If you don’t follow the IRS’s stringent rules, trouble abounds, plus penalties. Are you thinking: Oh, goody, we get to pay our...Spring Cleaning
When my husband and I surveyed our messy kitchen the other day, I joked, “Too bad one of us isn’t compulsively neat.” No matter our good intentions, magazines, envelopes, boxes from Amazon, and do-dads accumulate. Spring has officially made her...Patience Versus Promptness
I recall as a teenager staring out the classroom window in March, April, and May, counting down the days until school let out for the summer. A classic case of Spring Fever. I wonder how many of you reading this are suffering from the same malady right now. Speaking...Drop-ins Welcome
Last weekend, I set off for a walk with no destination in mind. I prodded myself up a steep hill, then another, and then made a few turns—not my usual route. As I ambled along, a woman who lived at the top of yet another hill came to mind. She and I had belonged to a...
About Kate
Kate Lloyd is a novelist and a passionate observer of human relationships. A native of Baltimore, MD, she and her husband live in Seattle the setting of several of her novels. She lived in Rome and studied Italian in college. Kate has worked a variety of jobs, including car salesman and restaurateur.