Keep it simple, sweetie. That’s my mantra for today. It’s Day Four post renovations. Work is still mildly busy but with plenty of downtime and home is still mildly in control. My goal today? Relentless incrementalism – in its “nice” form. For those who don’t know me, I learned the concept of relentless incrementalism fromContinue reading “K.I.S.S.”
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Is this normal?
Today, I was able to do some significant quiet work for two clients. Then, I wrapped up my day at 4:37 p.m. In the meantime, the laundry is still caught up, the house is still picked up and I spent a little of my so-called lunch hour cleaning up the kitchen. I was also aContinue reading “Is this normal?”
One sock!
My husband tells what he thinks is this illustrative story about me. Evidently one harried morning, I walked down the stairs in a huff and as I reached the kitchen, I examined the socks I believed I was holding in my hand. Looking down, I realized I had lost one along the way and heldContinue reading “One sock!”
What a long, strange trip…
This morning, the sunrise was particularly spectacular. A red sky highlighted the white clouds, gradually turning orange then blue. Immediately, my mind leapt to, “Red sky in morning, sailors take warning.” But you know what? No warning here. It is FINALLY a relaxing Saturday. The threat of rain and two previous days of yardwork andContinue reading “What a long, strange trip…”
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”
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