Articles by Amy Shankland

When you’re a pet owner, sometimes your animals behave in unpredictable ways. These actions often make you utter certain phrases that you never imagined you’d say in your lifetime. Here…

I’m not sorry to see September in the rear-view mirror. It was a rough month thanks to two (now former) clients. My left eye twitched constantly, my “stress back pain”…

Our new dog, Sasha, is barely over a year old. Which essentially means she’s like a human toddler – bringing us joy one moment and driving us a bit crazy…

Every family has their own quirks. Mine is no exception. A couple of weeks ago, my husband John came into my office and declared that it was time for us…

Last Monday morning, I had a client meeting that had hovered over me a bit the weekend before. I work as a fundraising consultant, mostly to find and apply for…

I recently finished reading Under the Tucson Sun by Frances Mays. I’ve always loved the movie and thought it would be great to read the real story – turns out…

I love slow mornings. Most of us, if we take them, get to enjoy slow mornings only on the weekends, or whatever our days off happen to be. When I…

Amy plays TriBond It’s time for another column of random thoughts and observations. Longtime readers know that sometimes, I must fit three things that don’t relate to each other into…

One week ago, I finally confessed one of my greatest phobias in life with a friend who uses them often – group texts. My heart was thumping loudly in my…