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Rona Gura
Jun20
Let's Get Together
Posted By : Rona Gura

Organizing a family dinner together has become more difficult to coordinate as our children get older. Just getting everyone together on days such as Father’s Day is becoming challenging as our children have significant others, spouses etc.  We are learning to alternate or divide the special days with our family and the families of significant othe

Rona Gura
Jun13
A Rainy Summer Sunday
Posted By : Rona Gura

My husband and I were very excited about this past weekend. It was one of those rare weekend days. We had no plans, no work obligations, no children coming over, no getting together with friends, etc. It was just us.  We were very excited to just relax by our pool on Sunday and, basically, do nothing.   And then it rained. So we spent the day doing

Rona Gura
Jun06
The Race Against Social Media
Posted By : Rona Gura

My youngest daughter, Sydney, got engaged last Friday night. While my husband and my other children knew it was happening, it was a surprise for Sydney.   Interestingly, after it happened and we spoke to the happy couple, I found myself in a race against social media. We wanted to call/text those closest to us before they saw the news on Facebook,

Rona Gura
May30
Is It Memorial Day Already?
Posted By : Rona Gura

As the Monday blogger, I always blog on Memorial Day. In the past I’ve blogged on such topics as are you a burger person or hot dog person; topics I thought to be relevant to Memorial Day.   Here’s my Memorial Day question for this year, did Memorial Day sort of sneak up on us this year? It seems like just a week ago I was still wearing heavy coats

Rona Gura
May09
A Guilty Pleasure
Posted By : Rona Gura

We’ve all been there. Those weeks where work is all consuming. You finally get home and you need something to help you mentally unwind a bit. Perhaps, a guilty pleasure?    For me, this week, my  guilty pleasure was turning on  “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” Friday evening when I got home from work. For an hour I truly enjoyed watching other p

Rona Gura
May03
Missing The Old Days
Posted By : Rona Gura

A colleague and I were recently talking about the “old days.” Back in the day, we would leave the office at 5:00 on a Friday night and could not be reached again until Monday morning when we returned to the office. During those days, our weekends belonged to us.    That was before we had home fax machines which then morphed into email and cell phon

Rona Gura
May02
The Old Days
Posted By : Rona Gura

A colleague and I were recently talking about the “old days.” Back in the day, when we could leave the office at 5:00 on a Friday night and  not be reached again until Monday morning when we returned to the office.    Of course that was before we had home fax machines which then morphed into email and cell phones. I never had a personal fax machine

Rona Gura
Apr25
The Writing Is On The Phone
Posted By : Rona Gura

My niece got married this past weekend. It was a beautiful weekend filled with love and family.  It was also filled with numerous prepared toasts from the couple’s closest family and friends.    Here’s something I noticed. The younger people (defined as younger than 35) all had their toasts typed in on their cellphones and read them from their phon

Rona Gura
Apr18
The Last Meal
Posted By : Rona Gura

My family and I are not very religious. We do, however, try to adhere to the eating constraints of Passover. Specifically, we will not eat any leavened products during the eight days including bread, cookies, cake etc. We also try not to eat in restaurants during the eight days of Passover.    We do have another tradition affiliated with Passover.

Rona Gura
Apr11
Are You Travelling Again?
Posted By : Rona Gura

My family and I went to Jamaica in February for a much needed vacation. We planned this vacation over a year ago. Given the COVID concerns at the time we planned the trip, and our knowledge when we were planning that there would be a grandchild travelling with us, keeping the family COVID safe was a huge consideration. And, so, we wound up renting

Rona Gura
Apr04
Putting the Screens Away
Posted By : Rona Gura

In my never-ending quest to get a good night’s sleep, I have read numerous articles about what to do before you go to bed. One of the most universal recommendations I have seen is turn off your screens approximately two hours before you get into bed.    I like to read before I go to sleep. And, since I read on a Kindle, it is difficult for me to tu

Rona Gura
Mar28
That Special Teacher
Posted By : Rona Gura

Did you ever have a teacher that left a lasting impression? Last week, one such teacher I had senior year in high school just popped into my mind, Mr. Higgins. And just thinking about Mr. Higgins made me smile.    For first semester senior year myself and some friends were looking for an elective that would be an “easy A.” Several older friends rec

Rona Gura
Mar21
Remembering
Posted By : Rona Gura

Lately, I have come to realize that I rely on my own memory devices more and more. I have begun putting reminders on my office calendar for more nominal events, such as remembering to call a client. Or I will text or email myself a reminder to make the call. In the past I would have depended on my own memory for the lesser crucial events. But now,

Rona Gura
Feb28
Shopping Local
Posted By : Rona Gura

I recently had the occasion  to try two new, small local business. The first was a coffee shop, Wired Coffee, that recently opened near our train station. I really enjoyed my coffee as well as my conversation with the owner. He was very knowledgeable and proud of  his coffee, as it is home roasted.  Along with my cold brew, I happily purchased a ba

Rona Gura
Feb21
Being Scented
Posted By : Rona Gura

Last week I received a compliment that I haven’t received in a long time. A colleague complimented me on my perfume.    In this Covid world my first instinct was to ask, “Am I standing too close?” After being assured that I was not standing too close I comfortably responded, “My go to perfume, Prada.”    I wear perfume every day. Most often it’s Pr

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