This week's Pep Talk Blog: "Show vs. Tell"

It was just minutes before a talented crew was expected at the door to begin the process of cleaning the house. I remembered to check my teenage daughter's room. Her version of "things off the floor" and my interpretation of that ground rule, are sometimes not in the same universe. So, I'm throwing all her junk, that's on the floor, on her bed so the Healthy Clean team can vacuum away.

As I'm tossing clothes, books and papers onto her bed, a drawing about her club volleyball team, catches me e...