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…”
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In the thick of it…
Remember that part where I loved summer? Yep, me too. It’s high summer season and I can’t wait for fall. What gives? Well, first, I’m a Pumpkin Pam deep down. I love fall and everything it brings. Mostly, though, it brings the promise of calm and quiet. The garden goes fallow, the leaves fall andContinue reading “In the thick of it…”
Days go by…
This month is a little bit of a dry run for retirement. With one contract ending at the end of April and the others starting in June, May was always going to be a light month. Right now? I’m scarily enjoying it and worried that it is being frittered away too easily. You just can’tContinue reading “Days go by…”
Hello, friend.
Time is not my enemy anymore. It took me three solid months to admit it, but time is finally a friend. Not a good friend, mind you. One of those “acquaintance friends” but we are in the early stages right now. I’m hoping we become besties. As I reflect back on my professional life, it’sContinue reading “Hello, friend.”
Building a life…
The whole point of this blog is about my journey to simple peace. Nearly a decade ago, in a yoga Nidra class, I had to come up with my intention. Not even truly thinking about it, simple peace came to mind. When it did, I realized that I had been coming to this concept forContinue reading “Building a life…”
Falling forward.
I’m feeling a bit reflective today and the cause is obvious: I got one of those little Facebook reminders on my phone of a picture I had posted exactly five years ago. When I looked at it, I saw what the house used to look like pre-renovations. More than anything, it reminded me of howContinue reading “Falling forward.”
K.I.S.S.
Keep it simple, sweetie. That’s my mantra for today. It’s Day Four post renovations. Work is still mildly busy but with plenty of downtime and home is still mildly in control. My goal today? Relentless incrementalism – in its “nice” form. For those who don’t know me, I learned the concept of relentless incrementalism fromContinue reading “K.I.S.S.”
Is this normal?
Today, I was able to do some significant quiet work for two clients. Then, I wrapped up my day at 4:37 p.m. In the meantime, the laundry is still caught up, the house is still picked up and I spent a little of my so-called lunch hour cleaning up the kitchen. I was also aContinue reading “Is this normal?”
One sock!
My husband tells what he thinks is this illustrative story about me. Evidently one harried morning, I walked down the stairs in a huff and as I reached the kitchen, I examined the socks I believed I was holding in my hand. Looking down, I realized I had lost one along the way and heldContinue reading “One sock!”
Soft lights and still mornings…
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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