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All things warm and wonderful.

When it gets crazy, the crazy get… better focus? After a somewhat bumpy January when I let the stress and demands of others – mainly work – begin to erode my sense of simple peace, it’s now February and my head is back where it belongs. And now that I’m back here, I am onceContinue reading “All things warm and wonderful.”

Winter’s slow march

Around this time of year, I begin counting down the days to Daylight Savings Time. Now, I know the concept of DST is a controversial one for some folks. Me? I unabashedly love it. When you live around the Great Lakes, winter can be pretty dark and dreary. I mean, really dark and dreary: the-get-dark-at-4:45-p.m.-and-stay-dark-until-7:45-a.m.Continue reading “Winter’s slow march”

A simpler peace

It’s a typical Tuesday here. There is just enough snow on the ground to remind you that it’s winter (although it should melt by the end of the day) and so far there have been at least two kitty dust-ups. Both were playful but one resulted in a missing collar and the other sent aContinue reading “A simpler peace”

Laundry soap

There are few things that are symbolic of my new life like making my own laundry soap. When a friend once mentioned that she made her own, I didn’t value it like I do now. Seriously, I thought: “well, that’s a waste of time since you can just go to the grocery and buy it.”Continue reading “Laundry soap”

Back to square two.

If you look around our house, it’s chaos. We literally have 600 square feet of hardwood flooring stacked by size in our dining room. Because the upstairs flooring has taken over the dining room, the dining room table is in the corner of the fireplace room and dining room chairs have been scattered all overContinue reading “Back to square two.”

Picking up steam

So, technically, today is only Day Four of my gift of a year. I’ve already vacillated quite a bit. Should I just stay and give in? Do a little more quiet quitting, reduce my time even more? Should I just suck it up and realize that if I stay, life is predictable if not frustrating?Continue reading “Picking up steam”

Day 3.

So, it’s day three of my gift of a year. Not much has changed from day two… at least on the outside. Honestly, if you were to look around my house right now you would have one thought: chaos. By looks alone, it feels like we’ve gone backward. That’s because there’s currently 600 square feetContinue reading “Day 3.”

The beginning and the end

Remember how I said I’m not big into epiphanies anymore? Yeah, that’s what I said. Guess what? I’m still a sucker for the rare epiphany or two. Yesterday, I had one. Over the past year, work has slowly started to erode my family focus or even my own perception of having any free time. InContinue reading “The beginning and the end”

Planning for better.

It occurs to me that in terms of living my life with purpose, I’ve done an “okay” job these past six years. Soon after quitting my full-time CEO gig, my mom got sick and we lost her six months later. Not six months after that, both my sister and brother-in-law (two sisters – one sisterContinue reading “Planning for better.”

Shutting down the office…

So, for those following the renovation journey, the task this weekend is to get ready to lay our hardwood floors in our second floor. One this gig – the floors, doors and trim – is done upstairs, our interior renovations will be 95% done. There are still small projects here and there, but nothing substantial.Continue reading “Shutting down the office…”