Here we are in April…well, almost May, and life continues to move at a breakneck pace.  I have found myself on the road for a lot of the time now as I continue to help people live cleaner, healthier lives using the indoor air quality system I represent. 

My oldest daughter, Lindsay, is doing very well in school in California and has landed a job at The Lazy Dog Cafe in Irvine which she is enjoying quite a bit.  We get into deep conversations regarding customer service that I absolutely love.  They’re not actually debates but conversations.  It’s very gratifying being able to have adult conversations with somebody you’ve helped bring up and live successfully in this world.

My youngest daughter has had some obstacles that she is doing her best to overcome.  I am very proud that she hasn’t given up, that she continues to fight to move forward.  What I am most proud of is that she is such a good person, that she is respectful toward people that she encounters in life.  We all have good in us but, so often, we seem to be measured and judged by the things that don’t go as planned.

I have had the good fortune to be able to visit quite a few wineries lately and am writing about those at General Wine Thoughts.  I am in the process of putting together a team of experts in the wine industry that will help me in my pursuit of teaching people about wine from square one.  Remember, with just a little bit of knowledge wine becomes much less overwhelming.  I have started a fan page on Facebook so if you are a fan of wine and want to prove that to the world, become a fan of wine on Facebook by clicking here!  I’ve also entered a contest through WINE CHATRr (it’s called WBC or Bust) to win a trip from Seattle to Walla Walla for the Wine Bloggers Conference in June.  We’ll be stopping at many wineries on the way.  It will be VERY fun!

I also continue to offer advice to anybody in the customer service industry.  If you are interested in those articles please click here and you will be directed to my Mastering Customer Service blog.

Tonight, with my family, I will be toasting both my Grandma and Grandpa Fulcher, to honor them, in the home they owned for over 55 years.  Then we will put the house on the market.  It’s been bittersweet working on their house, repairing those things that they had let go over the years.  I took apart a work bench that my Grandpa had made about 5o years ago, so that the basement would look like it had more room.  That was sad.  As I look at all of the things that have been neglected it just reminds me how important it is to keep your home up.  I remember the work parties we used to have at their house when I was young.  People pitching in to help.  I don’t think that happens much anymore.

Well, that is it for the time being.  I will chime in again soon.  I thank you for taking the time in your busy day to read a little bit about my life. 

Ciao for now…

Phil