I am one of those people who wholeheartedly embrace all of the Daylight Savings Time process. In winter, I literally count down to the days when DST begins again. And in fall? Well, it hits at just the right time to enjoy an extra hour of sleep. This year? It’s arrival couldn’t be more perfect.Continue reading “Save me some daylight, please!”
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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”
My rituals…
Every morning, we do the same thing around here. I get up, pet the fur buckets, make coffee and make their morning snack. (The cats have automatic feeders so we don’t have to feed them regular food. Instead, we do a watered-down snack twice a day. That treat is not only a big hit, butContinue reading “My rituals…”
Turn signals.
This little family is making that turn towards home. You know the route, right? It’s been a long trip and you’re tired. The car smells of old food and a little sweat, and you stopped caring three stops ago about keeping things organized or clean. Instead, in a fatigue-driven sense of exasperation, you just decided,Continue reading “Turn signals.”
Power outage…
The lights, the internet and even the air conditioning just went off. Yep, it’s a good old-fashioned power outage. Outside, there is literally not a leaf moving and it’s that white/gray kind of overcast that feels almost oppressive. If I could check the weather radar, I’m sure I would see storms in the area. IContinue reading “Power outage…”
Aunt Betty style…
When we were kids, we took a two-week family vacation each year, usually in August. The first week, we went to my Uncle George and Aunt Betty’s home in midland South Carolina. The second week we would spend at Myrtle Beach. I was young enough then and old enough now that I don’t remember everything.Continue reading “Aunt Betty style…”
Our porch(es) of indecision…
For the Jimmy Buffett fans out there, there is a place in Margaritaville just for us: the Porch of Indecision. And yet, out here in the rural wilds of WNY, there is another porch of indecision. It is uniquely ours. This spring as we get ready to replace our large back deck, we built theContinue reading “Our porch(es) of indecision…”
My “porch of indecision”
It’s no big secret that I am/was a huge Jimmy Buffett fan. Anyone who can celebrate summer, relaxation, a margarita and the ocean is just A-OK with me. While I often fantasize about living a Jimmy-like life, the truth is that I am also fairly confident he was an incredibly hard worker and did notContinue reading “My “porch of indecision””
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…”
The Yuppie Homesteader 