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It IS real.

So, it’s been almost three weeks of “new life”. In fact, Friday is the three-week anniversary, but who’s counting? And while it’s early days yet with the distractions of a major renovation project cluttering up the process, life is different. First, the outside pressure is off. I hadn’t realized that in working as a consultantContinue reading “It IS real.”

Weekend renos…

For many, it was a holiday weekend. For our little fam, it was renos. But again, we are close to the end. This weekend involved hanging both the hall closet and guest bathroom doors as well as the “big cleanout” of my office to prepare for laying floors next weekend. The thing is this weekendContinue reading “Weekend renos…”

Twister’s kitty emergency!

Normally, a kitty emergency around here is when I fail to either a) get the snacks made quickly enough, b) fail to open a door quickly enough or c) fail to promptly deliver whatever said kitty wants quickly enough despite not knowing what kitty really desires. As much as I tell them that those areContinue reading “Twister’s kitty emergency!”

Figuring it all out…

So, yesterday I got some bad news for my microbusiness. It appears that the major thing I was hanging my hat on – a federal grant writing opportunity – may not come in anytime soon. Yikes! That was the bulk of my early consulting work. But on the flipside… . Well, I didn’t make theContinue reading “Figuring it all out…”

Springing forward!

The sun is shining for the first time in over a week here and the sky is one of those brilliant blue mornings that fill the house and my heart with light. After winter’s return, it feels like spring is finally going to have its say. The weatherman predicts the next two weeks will beContinue reading “Springing forward!”

New shoots

It’s planting season around here! This weekend, my husband will start about 200 onion seeds. Meanwhile, safely tucked under some row cover are 50 garlic bulbs just doing their thing (although they were planted last fall). In the next few weeks, we will establish our “grow operation” by the fireplace room sliding glass doors completeContinue reading “New shoots”

Wait?! There’s time to read?

One of the first things to go when I got so busy was making time to read. If it wasn’t a trade journal, information I was authoring for a client’s needs or some other work-related material, I wasn’t reading it. Reading had become a luxury I could not afford. When others would post on socialContinue reading “Wait?! There’s time to read?”

Spring is in the air!

Yesterday felt like spring. The air was clean and a bit cool but the sun felt warm, the day was long and the radiant heat meant that as we headed out for a quick bite to eat last night after working on our floors, we only needed sweatshirts. Even though today’s forecast calls for rain,Continue reading “Spring is in the air!”

Beware the Ides of March?

I work for myself. Just let that sink in. After 39 years of working for others, I work for myself. That’s pretty stinking cool. I am now past the anxiety and the excited stage. I have settled into the idea that life, somehow, is going to be different. I just have to experience it first.Continue reading “Beware the Ides of March?”

When simplicity reigns…

In the winddown from my old job, I have an hour-long zoom today and some follow-up work. That’s it. Thanks to amazing kitty sitters who also cleaned up after my pride the day we came home from vacation, the house is pretty tidied up. As a result, I sit here with just three days leftContinue reading “When simplicity reigns…”