I have the next four days off. And by “off”, I mean “look at your email only occasionally.” (Hi, my name is Gail. I’m a workaholic and a responsibility junkie.) Yep, I admit it, I’m just a little bit obsessive about email and work. But, for four days, I need to let work go andContinue reading “Four days, four weeks and four months…”
Tag Archives: family
Strategically planning…
Last night, we held the first ever Family Strategic Planning Session. It may have been somewhat prompted by my doing strategic planning for a client, but our purpose was clear: this little family needed to build a life we didn’t have to escape from. And if we were going to do that? Well, we neededContinue reading “Strategically planning…”
At a crossroads…
We built the furry ones a catio that we can move with the season. For the shoulders of the warm weather season, it will sit on our small back deck which gets plenty of sun and is nice and warm for a kitty to lay back, relax and enjoy both the sunshine (and rain, ifContinue reading “At a crossroads…”
Rearranged…
Yesterday, in a fit of the old me, I rearranged the furniture in my office. Candidly, rearranging furniture was something I used to do – a LOT. It was a way to spice up my décor and get a fresh perspective on whatever particular room I was rearranging. Somewhere along the way, I lost thatContinue reading “Rearranged…”
Slow lanes…
I had a moment this weekend when I remembered what I wanted my life to be like. We had gone to the home improvement store to pick up supplies for the catio we intended to work on this weekend. I was waiting on a quart of outdoor paint to be tinted when it struck me:Continue reading “Slow lanes…”
The sum or the parts…
This past week has been, well, a week. Arriving home from Florida on Saturday, we landed in snow flurries. That should have been my sign. But hopeful after a week of wall-to-wall sunshine, I dismissed the omen. By Monday afternoon, I got the message: the week was going to be bumpy. But I made itContinue reading “The sum or the parts…”
After the wedding…
Before we got married 11 years ago, we noticed that our lives were incredibly busy. But we reassured ourselves that life would slow down “after the wedding.” Since that time, we have not just been married for over a decade, but we have attended several other weddings all with the hope that this would beContinue reading “After the wedding…”
Birthdays and Pinterest boards…
Today would have been my dad’s 86th birthday. Sadly, we lost him nearly 20 years ago at aged 67. Happy Birthday, Dad. You are still loved and thought of often. I still tell stories about you. I still use many of your phrases, including “D-U-L-N, DONE”. Most of all, I still remember the lessons youContinue reading “Birthdays and Pinterest boards…”
My mini-“meaning of life”
It’s no secret that this winter has been particularly brutal for me. I’m at that space deep-down where I just want to crawl in bed and close my eyes until spring. And with a little over five weeks to go until spring, we are in the real dregs of winter. Far enough along to beContinue reading “My mini-“meaning of life””
Sincerely yours…
Last night, my husband suggested we go to our local brew pub for a burger and a beer. I had planned on cooking and while the outing is cheap, I was also in my “conserve at all costs” mode. Still, it sounded really good and I agreed. Reaching across the table, he grabbed both ofContinue reading “Sincerely yours…”
The Yuppie Homesteader 