Laura SmithMar 23, 202023 minCoronavirus: Living History in 2020Today, Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Kansas City, Missouri, the mayor announced that a ‘Stay at Home order’ would go into effect on Tuesday.
Laura SmithSep 11, 20192 minHave it YOUR way. Using your gifts to be authentically you in business and in life.We are all good at different things. I had to come to grips with the fact that when she visits my house, we are ordering take out or making
Laura SmithApr 25, 20192 minHow Parents at the Collegiate Level Are Setting a Good Example.Cooper River, New Jersey, March 2019. I walked up to what I assumed was the KU parent area. There were about 6 or so people standing alongsi
Laura SmithApr 16, 20195 minAn Ordinary Juror Part 3/4I was eager to see if my fellow jurors held the same opinion on innocence or guilt of the defendant and I did, so as soon as we all took...
Laura SmithMar 31, 20193 minHow One Millennial is using Skin Care to Change the World.I was scrolling through Instagram the other day and was awestruck by this picture.... My outlook on entrepreneurship changed as soon as I...
Laura SmithMar 14, 20197 minAn Ordinary Juror Part 2/4After jury selection, I arrived home anxious to share my experience with Jay. I had been selected as a juror for a criminal case and...
Laura SmithMar 14, 20195 minThe Power of "I Don't Want To..." One of my greatest frustrations is when someone tells me that they want to travel with me on an international trip or join me in...
Laura SmithMar 12, 20193 minWhy I Quit Teaching Middle SchoolI am quitting. According to the Missouri Public School Retirement system that is. When I called to inquire about receiving my...
Laura SmithMar 7, 20191 min10 things you can say to help your child when they are losing it! Being the oldest child of three and knowing zero other older parents, I truly felt lost when it came to handling the job of parenting....
Laura SmithMar 5, 20193 minOn turning 50When I was 46 I competed in the Tri-Zou sprint triathlon and finished in the middle of the pack for my age group. I was excited at the...
Laura SmithMar 2, 20197 minAn Ordinary Juror: Part 1 of 4The postcard I received was one most of us dread; the jury summons. For weeks I was afraid I would lose that card and felt like quite the...
Laura SmithOct 14, 20181 minI Miss You...Typically, I welcome change. I get a little bored doing the same thing all of the time. Sometimes we all need a different day to day, a...
Laura SmithSep 30, 20183 minEmpty Nest; the first two monthsHailey left for KU. She is on a rowing scholarship and it was ALL her. Of course as Mizzou grads we never would have approved a child at...
Laura SmithAug 9, 20182 minWho Will Tuck Me in When You're Gone?I am about to be an empty nester. Sure, I have two posts a about summer travels open on my desktop, but after a text with Jay, I felt a...
Laura SmithJul 16, 20181 minFrom Paris to Annecy during the World Cup Win 2018.To be in France (Paris in the morning and Annecy in the evening) for their World Cup win was an amazing coincidence! You see this kind of...