June 3, 2020 Iris Buczkowski As we have all been stuck living in altered lifestyles and finding our new normal, I have seen so many milestones occurring around me.  There have been endless parades for birthday celebrations for the children in my neighborhood.  I am watching high school seniors prepare to head off to start […]

May 27, 2020 Iris Buczkowski I am so thankful that we had glorious weather this past Memorial Day Weekend!  It’s hard to believe that there was snow on the ground three weeks ago and we were not only stuck in quarantine, but praying for the ability to get outside in warmth.  As my husband and […]

May 19, 2020 Iris Buczkowski An interesting thing happens when you stop keeping track of time.  It quickly gets away from you!  Last week was a very busy week on many fronts, but then it dawned on me that Memorial Day is this coming weekend and it stopped me in my tracks.  How did that […]

May 13, 2020 Iris Buczkowski I have decided it’s time to stop counting the number of days we have been in quarantine.  Like most of us I know that following the rules is critical to the world eventually becoming right again, but man oh man it is so hard!  I’m not going to lie – […]

May 6, 2020 Iris Buczkowski Let’s face it, change is hard!  And how true is that for how many of us are feeling these days?  Under normal circumstances many people have a difficult time incorporating new habits into their routine or trying a different approach to something that may impact their life, but over the […]

April 29, 2020 Iris Buczkowski As we have seen over the past several weeks, a pandemic is not indiscriminate.  It is not just about the illness itself, but the fallout from everything surrounding it.  The best companies in the world are facing challenges they likely did not fathom because when human capital is compromised the […]

April 22, 2020 Iris Buczkowski I think there is no question that in times where we face challenges, the human spirit rises to the cause.  What we are all living through today with a global pandemic is a perfect example of this.  It’s hard to watch or read the news and hear about the tragedy […]

April 15, 2020 Iris Buczkowski Easter has traditionally been one of my favorite holidays, but this year was so completely different and it’s hard to put into words what it felt like for me.  Traditions are always big in my family (as I wrote about here last fall) and it was the first Easter since […]

April 8, 2020 Iris Buczkowski I may have shared with you that I am a closet history nerd.  Certain topics fascinate me more than others but recently I have been reading a lot about economics and finance, events that changed world views, things of that sort.  I suppose it is kind of a job hazard.  […]

April 1, 2020 Iris Buczkowski Spring just might be my favorite time of the year.  I love the way that Upstate New York turns green and the flowers bloom and the birds return from their winter respite.  I find yardwork and gardening therapeutic, Easter brings me joy, so typically this is an uplifting time for […]