Every house has them. The kitchen junk drawer. That little space in the back of the closet. That spare dresser or end table. The little nook in the basement. Black holes. Not the astronomical ones but the household variety. We got ‘em. We got plenty of ‘em. And somehow, eliminating those black holes have becomeContinue reading “Eliminating the black holes of my life…”
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Priorities…
I tend to spend a lot of my time – both emotionally and physically – on the mundane. Dishes, grocery, vacuuming, mowing, kitty care… they all have to be done and my head goes there. This new life that I’ve carved out where I work a few hours most days but then focus on homeContinue reading “Priorities…”
Plants are in the ground!
There are a few markers in our life that are largely driven by the calendar. There is, of course, the holidays and the fact that I like to celebrate the entire holiday season including Halloween all the way through New Year’s Day. Then, there is the winter-into-spring calendar when I obsess over when the snowContinue reading “Plants are in the ground!”
Going underground…
It’s high planting season around here and that usually means a mad scramble to get the 450 or so plants we put in the ground taken care of. At present, we obviously have the 50 garlic (planted last October) growing and have planted 200 onions and about 75 potatoes. What’s next? We’ve got about 25Continue reading “Going underground…”
Tales from the renovation crypt
Now that the house and yard are nearly done from a whole-property, gut-job renovation, it feels like a good time to take a pause and think about the past – ahem – almost 10 years and what we’ve learned from nearly a decade of renovation. But to start, I will say this: while I absolutelyContinue reading “Tales from the renovation crypt”
Slipcovers anyone?
So, I have these four adorable cats. (Yes, I do know I’m just three shy of crazy cat lady.) Each of these sweet fur babies has a sad backstory. Essentially, they all came to be our pets because we found them wandering repeatedly in our backyard and eventually made friends through food and a littleContinue reading “Slipcovers anyone?”
Decisions, decisions…
So, one of the slight anomalies about my new life is that I still have this very small, thin tether to my old life. In a bit of a safety net move, I rescinded my full resignation in favor of a partial, no-obligation employment status. I work when I want for a negotiated fee. IContinue reading “Decisions, decisions…”
Lawn mower revelations
To mow our rather massive yard, it’s a three-step process, although the order can be switched up depending on the circumstances. But first, there is trimming around all of the trees, gardens, structures and the house itself. The next step is to hand mow both the backyard portion that we use everyday and around someContinue reading “Lawn mower revelations”
Beware the Ides of March?
I work for myself. Just let that sink in. After 39 years of working for others, I work for myself. That’s pretty stinking cool. I am now past the anxiety and the excited stage. I have settled into the idea that life, somehow, is going to be different. I just have to experience it first.Continue reading “Beware the Ides of March?”
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.”
The Yuppie Homesteader 