by Melodie Kenniebrew | Oct 9, 2011 | Inspiration, Musings
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, they make them. ~George Bernard Shaw Whenever I meet someone new here and they ask what brought me to Las Cruces, I usually say...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Oct 1, 2011 | Inspiration
Round up the usual suspects. – Claude Rains as Captain Renault in Casablanca Enough already of the “usual suspects.” Casablanca has been a favorite movie since I chose to do a paper on it for a college cinema class. Hunkered down in one of...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Sep 26, 2011 | Inspiration, Musings
Your history does not represent your potential. ~Deb Ingino Mountains, deserts, and awesome views have always appealed to me. Yet the idea of living in a New Mexican mountain valley occurred to me for the first time only five years ago. Now...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Sep 17, 2011 | Inspiration, Musings
It matters who you hang around. – Jim Cymbala Jumping in where we left off in our escape from NYC, here is the second of five simple guidelines to your geographic freedom: Be anti-social when making new friends. Selectively anti-social, that is. Be...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Sep 3, 2011 | Inspiration, Musings, Southern NM & Borderlands
The first thing (needed) in any change, is for you to change your mind. ~ Joyce Meyer When L. and I decided to escape from NYC to expand our territory in New Mexico, we were excited about the changes to come. Yet, many people responded to...
