There are a couple of things I love about fall that I don’t often put into words. Instead, I tend to focus on the leaves, the crisp, sweater weather, the harvests and the upcoming holidays. But in between? While I will eventually hate the darkness that will envelop us from January through mid-March, until then,Continue reading “Soft lights and still mornings…”
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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…”
Forty-seven million.
I’ve been doing some retirement planning. (Hint: I’m always doing retirement planning.) But I did the math. If a human being lives to 90 years old and there are 365 days in a year and 24 hours in a day and 60 minutes in an hour, a human will have just about 47 million minutesContinue reading “Forty-seven million.”
Reclaiming my peace.
It took awhile, but gradually this weekend I wrestled back something that I had lost: my sense of peace. Honestly? With the slowdown for my little microbusiness, I started feeling tremendous self-imposed pressure to produce new work and it was nearly like I was back at my firm. But then, a few things happened. First,Continue reading “Reclaiming my peace.”
Welcome back to the land of the living…
I did two things yesterday: I deleted this game app on my phone which I have actively been using to distract myself. And I committed to stop giving into my anxiety. If I can be successful in giving up both things, I will achieve the greatest gift for myself and others: I will be present.Continue reading “Welcome back to the land of the living…”
Gratefulness as a lifestyle
This past weekend, it occurred to me that if I were to ever tick off the major things I’ve wanted out of life, I’ve been lucky enough to receive all of them. No, we don’t have untold riches by which we can retire and spend the rest of our days traveling and pursuing all sortsContinue reading “Gratefulness as a lifestyle”
When simplicity reigns…
In the winddown from my old job, I have an hour-long zoom today and some follow-up work. That’s it. Thanks to amazing kitty sitters who also cleaned up after my pride the day we came home from vacation, the house is pretty tidied up. As a result, I sit here with just three days leftContinue reading “When simplicity reigns…”
The Yuppie Homesteader 