Yesterday was one of those days. It felt like everything I touched broke. In reality, some things absolutely did. In my first “squeeze and freeze” tomato squeezing session of the harvest, I was trying to separate the auger from the food mill by two glass containers. When the auger suddenly released, my arm hit theContinue reading “When it all goes wrong…”
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Making myself at home…
I’m all over the map these days. On one hand, I’m so absolutely thrilled that I can finally call it a career. While I will still work a little bit, my next gig – which doesn’t start until October-ish – is literally 5-6 hours a week. From now until then, I will finish up myContinue reading “Making myself at home…”
Under the influence?
I’ve read a couple of articles lately about the recession in the influencer market. Some detail a maturing of the market and that only the best are surviving. Others talk about the authenticity of content driving success. Some just note that the market expanded so rapidly that a contraction was always necessary. And it gotContinue reading “Under the influence?”
Alignment.
I had the thought this morning that maybe, perhaps, my mom was right about more than I could ever give her credit for. I’ll be honest: I have this thought a lot. My mom was the consummate homemaker. A registered nurse, she only worked a few years while dating my dad and then supporting himContinue reading “Alignment.”
When it all comes together…
Lately, the streams of my life had separated far and wide. The sheer mental stimulation in a day has been, well, overwhelming. There are days I’ve been in 4-5 professional headspaces in the matter of a morning. As I metaphorically sat there in the rain watching rivulets form and go just about everywhere, I lamentedContinue reading “When it all comes together…”
Chief Family Engineer…
So, I’m my family’s CFE. It’s a self-appointed role and I’ll be honest, no other humans were interested. (One of the cats was, but he makes horrible decisions. He is “responsible for self only.” 😊) Anyway, as CFE, I have a number of my own self-appointed responsibilities. There’s the typical – housekeeping, groceries, dinner –Continue reading “Chief Family Engineer…”
Next chapters.
So, there’s a quiet rhythm to enjoying the seasons. Essentially, you give up control. Spring can be muddy, damp and cold but there is the magic of new life and those more and more frequent bright and sunny days to sustain you. Summer arrives in a burst of sunshine and with long days that stretchContinue reading “Next chapters.”
Pacing ourselves…
Through a series of events over the last few days, we have seen first-hand both the fragility and the joy in life and partnership. One thing it brought home to me? It’s more important that we spend our time enjoying each other and our little family more than we achieve anything else. In that ebbContinue reading “Pacing ourselves…”
Disappointments and realignments…
Today, I’m a big – no, huge – disappointment to my cats and I probably have outsized guilt about it. Our four furry ones are all former starving rescues who came to us with more parasites, diseases and malnutrition than any of us would want to see another heartbeat experience. They are today living theContinue reading “Disappointments and realignments…”
That day.
Years from now, we’ll talk about this day as the day I officially retired. For right now? There’s no grand announcement. Instead, after a bumpy night’s sleep, I woke up with a clarity I’ve only experienced a few times in my life: it’s time to retire. Now, I still have a little sporadic work thatContinue reading “That day.”
The Yuppie Homesteader 