I read a somewhat interesting treatise yesterday about the concept of a “traditional wife,” a so-called “tradwife” for short. The article was a bit biased, focusing on one woman’s unhappy experience and then, in an attempt at equity, threw in a brief interview of another woman’s happy experience. What got lost in the shuffle? Well,Continue reading “Defining myself.”
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What success looks like…
When I was a CEO, I used to ask a question that drove my staff nuts: what does success look like? Whenever we would start a project, I would ask those five little words, mostly to groans, eye rolls and a few half-hearted laughs. It became our running joke and I rolled with it. DeepContinue reading “What success looks like…”
All things calm and quiet.
It’s time to begin anew. I had originally typed, “In a few weeks, my new life begins.” But after some serious thinking, I will correct that: my new life begins. No “in a few weeks” for me. As much as these next few weeks are the end of the end, they are also the beginningContinue reading “All things calm and quiet.”
Where the magic happens…
Earlier this week, I effectively stepped back from my firm beginning in the middle of March. While I will still periodically do some work for them, in just over a month’s time, I’ll be on my own. After 39 years of working for others, I will finally work for myself. It’s both scary and exciting.Continue reading “Where the magic happens…”
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”
The Yuppie Homesteader 