Author Archives: gmayeaux

It’s been 129 days since Twister first came inside as a sick, hungry and parasite-infested stray. It took nearly 30 days for him to get healthy and then he became our happy, healthy, bouncy baby boy. It took another 30 days to gradually introduce him and Meadow, first feeding them with a bedroom door in-betweenContinue reading “And finally we are one…”

So, I mentioned my butcherblock countertops, which are one of the pride and joys in my life. Just like we source my pets from the strays that start hanging out in my back yard, we like to source materials for our house locally as well. It likely all started with the garden. My husband oftenContinue reading “About locally sourcing…”

For once, I’m not referring to the pandemic or other world or national events. Instead, I’m referring to renovations. When Darryl and I got engaged in August 2013, we sold my house and I moved in soon after to his house. My house was fully renovated, but small at just over 1100 square feet. HisContinue reading “The end is in sight…”

It’s 6:14 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. By the time I finish writing this missive, it will likely be closer to 7 p.m. And what does all of that add up to? About just five short hours until the end of 2020. If the year were a person, I’d tell it not to let itselfContinue reading “Saying goodbye to a difficult year…”

Its about this time every year that my attention turns to renewal. It seems like Christmas is a real marker in the ground for me. As soon as Christmas is over, my attention turns to the new year and new opportunities to do things better. And after this year? Well, let’s just say I needContinue reading “Renewal…”

When I’m super honest, I’ll admit my life is boring. I mean, really, really boring. On the plus side, I’m lucky in that I still get to do interesting work and only have to do it part-time. One the minus side, we are often really busy around here. In spring, its getting starts ready forContinue reading “When simple is simply amazing…”

Every year, we get what I call a “formerly live” Christmas tree. Back in the days when I bought my formerly live Christmas trees from a tree lot, I just called them live trees. Now that we actually partake in the killing of the tree, I call them formerly live. What started as a traditionContinue reading “The Christmas Tree Farm”

So, today is the third anniversary of my first day as a part-time employee working from home. Technically speaking, I was unemployed for the month of December that year – I didn’t start my job until January 1st – and it was the longest break I had ever had since graduating from college. Looking backContinue reading “Three years and counting…”

It’s been hard writing in this blog these days. What you don’t see is days’ worth of blog posts that never make it to the web. They’re either too short, too long, too babbling or just too uninspiring to hit the page. And there’s a good reason for it. Lately, I haven’t had the physicalContinue reading “A place to let my mind settle…”

So, my sweet, sweet Meadow is sick. Technically speaking, she has an overactive thyroid. And unlike most cats with an overactive thyroid, she has no appetite. It’s been hard to get her to eat and we’ve been increasingly upping the stakes to get her to take the required amount of calories per day. We firstContinue reading “Finding joy with a sick kitty”