This month is a little bit of a dry run for retirement. With one contract ending at the end of April and the others starting in June, May was always going to be a light month. Right now? I’m scarily enjoying it and worried that it is being frittered away too easily. You just can’tContinue reading “Days go by…”
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My whole life.
I saw an adorable snippet of a child explaining quite seriously that he had loved a particular thing “his whole life.” Considering he was about five or six, it was incredibly charming. Still, the phrase was not lost on me. Afterall, what is a whole life? Lately, I’ve been feeling a little bit like I’veContinue reading “My whole life.”
Fresh starts…
At the end of this month, one of my longest running contracts ends. Today? I’m starting all over again. That’s the life of a management consultant and honestly, it has both good and bad elements. The fear of finding work is always real; the opportunity of doing something new, however, is just as real. IContinue reading “Fresh starts…”
It starts with me… .
This little family has allowed life to spiral a bit. In our “Post Renovation Era”, I’ll be honest and say I’ve lost a little motivation. It was almost as if the renovations were this huge Sward of Damacles over my head warning me, “keep everything else in order or the sword drops.” The sword’s goneContinue reading “It starts with me… .”
The good life.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about “the good life.” In general, we spend very little of our lives actually content. If you think about it, we start out pretty content – only crying or complaining for three simple things: we are hungry, we are tired or we are uncomfortable. Childhood, when it’s done right,Continue reading “The good life.”
In one moment…
Yesterday, it was beautiful here. A rare 75-degree March day which included abundant sunshine, until the thunderstorms went through later in the day. Fully taking advantage of the day and our newfound freedom from renovations, we went for an 11-mile bike ride near our house. The route is a small gradual uphill followed by aContinue reading “In one moment…”
Our “what’s next?”
There is a rhythm and Zen to life. Move against it and life can get very hard. Move with it and you can ride those waves to shore. The problem? Well, the rhythm and Zen aren’t always moving in the direction you want or need to go. Sometimes, you’re at fault. Sometimes, it’s simply fate.Continue reading “Our “what’s next?””
Falling forward.
I’m feeling a bit reflective today and the cause is obvious: I got one of those little Facebook reminders on my phone of a picture I had posted exactly five years ago. When I looked at it, I saw what the house used to look like pre-renovations. More than anything, it reminded me of howContinue reading “Falling forward.”
Snow days.
So, we’ve had snow on the ground since the day after Thanksgiving and we are coming off of a particularly defeating cycle of just enough snow each day that everything has to be shoveled once again. In our world, that doesn’t just mean the 120-foot-long driveway or the 500 square feet of decks. Nope, itContinue reading “Snow days.”
A little “Thanks” and a little “Giving”
You know I gave up mini epiphanies, right? Yeah… somehow, I can’t quite quit ‘em. The other day, however, was a profound one. I’m still not sure what it’s lasting impact will be but somehow this one feels life altering. First, it starts with being thankful. We finished my husband’s ceiling repair last Sunday andContinue reading “A little “Thanks” and a little “Giving””
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