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Soft lights and still mornings…

There are a couple of things I love about fall that I don’t often put into words. Instead, I tend to focus on the leaves, the crisp, sweater weather, the harvests and the upcoming holidays. But in between? While I will eventually hate the darkness that will envelop us from January through mid-March, until then,Continue reading “Soft lights and still mornings…”

Three hours… all to myself

In most work-related software applications, there is this lovely button entitled “Do Not Disturb” or “Focused Time”. They are the best little buttons in the whole world. I rarely avail myself to them but today? Yep, I clicked the button. I now have three hours… all to myself. Truth be told, that aside from aboutContinue reading “Three hours… all to myself”

“THAT” point

So, there comes a point in every project where you’ve reached the point of no return but you are clearly just over it. If it’s a small project, you barely notice. Candidly, a project that takes mere hours or a few days just doesn’t have the opportunity for a very long period of regret. ButContinue reading ““THAT” point”

The life we want…

Today marks week seven of the deck project. Week one was disassembly; weeks 2-6 were piers. Today, the first above-ground work begins. We still have one more digging project to go – we have to dig out for the cement pad which will serve as the landing for the stairs – and that will alsoContinue reading “The life we want…”

My “what’s next?”

Yesterday, we nearly completed piers 7 and 8 for our new deck. We have 9 and 10 left to go next weekend. After that? Well, we can start framing. We eventually need to dig and pour a cement pad for the stairs, which my husband insists on placing piers underneath to avoid frost heave, butContinue reading “My “what’s next?””

Regaining perspective

I haven’t posted in awhile, but that’s not because I haven’t been writing. I have. You wouldn’t have wanted to read it. What I wrote about was full-on anxiety about our deck building project. Like I always do, I painfully wrote out each anxiety, thought, plan or concern. It’s cathartic for me, but painful toContinue reading “Regaining perspective”

My rituals…

Every morning, we do the same thing around here. I get up, pet the fur buckets, make coffee and make their morning snack. (The cats have automatic feeders so we don’t have to feed them regular food. Instead, we do a watered-down snack twice a day. That treat is not only a big hit, butContinue reading “My rituals…”

Home life.

Today is supposed to be a scorcher. More than once, I’m reminded of how thankful I am for central air conditioning, even though I live in the northeast. The sun promises to be bright, the humidity high and the day to be an intense one, weather-wise. But life-wise? Hmmm… That’s going to be a wholeContinue reading “Home life.”

Home fires…

Lately, I’ve been weighing an offer from a client to become a full-time employee. While incredibly flattering, the offer would be a significant change in lifestyle. In the end, that may be what matters. First, I should say that the client is absolutely fantastic and I completely enjoy working with them. It’s nice to haveContinue reading “Home fires…”

Morning routines.

So, we have some very familiar morning routines around here. Get up, get coffee, make the cats a snack. There’s also scooping boxes and letting our two oldest cats go on “walkabout” outside. Except… well, the deck is gone. G.O.N.E., finally-tore-it-down, GONE. Even the former posts which were cemented into the ground have been removed.Continue reading “Morning routines.”