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Winter’s light

Today, we gain one minute and 16 seconds of daylight for a total of 9:13:27 seconds of daylight. At summer’s peak on June 20th, it will be 15:20:53 seconds of daylight (on June 21st – the solstice – we actually lose one second). So, if you’re doing the math, we “gain” over six hours ofContinue reading “Winter’s light”

Burnout and daydreams…

Coming back to work after breaks has been getting harder and harder. July was tough; December has been a killer. The amount of headspaces I need to be in, the sheer routine of what I’ve been doing lately and the pressure of keeping up my hours has led me here: I’m burned out. There. IContinue reading “Burnout and daydreams…”

Here’s to Friday Eve!

Okay, so today is a day when I just don’t want to work. It was bound to happen. I came back from a long vacation, worked two days and then… well, then I didn’t want to work. I feel like it should be the weekend already. Now, truth be told, it’ll be okay. I’ll workContinue reading “Here’s to Friday Eve!”

Thrills and spills

I just rescued our last rescue from the top of the cabinets. Goofball that he is, every once in awhile, we find him at the highest levels of the house: on top of doors, cabinets and the catwalk on the second floor. I have no idea why he goes there but he’s not there longContinue reading “Thrills and spills”

The year without a Christmas card.

I have to admit it: the holiday season has felt a little bit like a bust this year. I’ve been a little focused on the post-mortem of why and haven’t really focused as much on how to reel it back in. Honestly? It’s not even December for another 16 hours. I could potentially make itContinue reading “The year without a Christmas card.”

Christmas tidings

So, for much of the Christian world, Christmas – the actual holiday – happens on December 25th. For me? It happens in the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Ever since Darryl and I have been married, it’s been the same. Christmas, to us, is largely the month of December. Having said that, it’ notContinue reading “Christmas tidings”

Real life and such

Today is our Thanksgiving. Like me, it’s a day late and a dollar short. At least this time it was deliberate. With the two oldest kids now married, we made the infamous “holiday shift”. You know the shift… the time when you need to yield to other family obligations and shift your holidays to otherContinue reading “Real life and such”

The ladders are put away for Thanksgiving.

It’s a cold, wet miserable day. It’s also the first of five days off. I’ll take it. No, my outdoor decorations are not getting done today – I still have tomorrow, if I’m so inclined. Plus, I can finally finish getting our little homestead ready for Thanksgiving. Outside of my office, the house is cleaned.Continue reading “The ladders are put away for Thanksgiving.”

Home (at last!) for the holidays.

This morning, at just before 1 a.m., my little Subie pulled into our driveway. The only deer I saw the entire trip were the two deer in my front yard. Those same deer watched me unload my car, retrieve my corporate credit card from where it had slid off the seat and trudge it allContinue reading “Home (at last!) for the holidays.”

Travel and Thanksgiving – the big “T”s

It’s 10 days until Thanksgiving and two days until I travel again. Thankfully, this is a really quick trip and it’s as stress-free as I can make it. I am flying into a small airport, taking a car service to and from the airport and onsite just for one six-hour presentation. Easy. Peasy. Done. Then,Continue reading “Travel and Thanksgiving – the big “T”s”