I was planning a long post about my mother’s house being sold, but the contract fell due to some repairs needed and the buyer's tight timeline. I’m now working through the punch list I got from the home inspection. Unfortunately, I seem to be doing this at night when I should be sleeping. Sleep has… Continue reading The Insomniac Edition
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I think I said I liked to be busy…
But this is ridiculous! If you've been following along, you know that I am the executor of my late mother's estate. I willingly took this 'job' at her request because that's what you do, right? Little did I know that this project would consume all my free time for 6 months or more. Much of… Continue reading I think I said I liked to be busy…
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I love clean and why I hate cleaning
Whenever I get a wild hair to tidy up my office it goes terribly wrong. I let the room get so bad (like hoarder bad) that when I clean it up it gets so much worse before it gets better. It's overwhelming. I get hot. I get sweaty. I get distracted. I get bored. Then… Continue reading I love clean and why I hate cleaning
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Summer has arrived
My car, after training, Monday morning at 11am. Summer has arrived...with a vengeance. The humidity is high, are hitting the 80s every day and I'm already melting. Suffice it to say, I am not a fan of this season. Like some friends, it arrives too early and stays too late. I don't want to wish… Continue reading Summer has arrived
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And back to our regularly scheduled content…
My mom, c.2017, wearing a beautiful vest she knit (and I now own). Our last family gathering, her 93rd birthday, Oct 2022 Now that my mother's memorial and celebration of life have passed, my new normal has begun. I spend my days working (remotely, thank GOD) and cleaning out my mother's house. She was quite… Continue reading And back to our regularly scheduled content…
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Taking Deep Breaths
Life has been throwing me curveballs and I'm trying to center myself through deep breaths and meditation. I am trying to communicate clearly, to those around me, exactly what I need from them. This is an extremely overwhelming time for me. My mother passed away recently. My siblings and I have tried to make the… Continue reading Taking Deep Breaths
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It’s winter…wait…spring…wait…
Primrose Yarn Company Onesie in DK Like many places, winter in Tennessee is unpredictable. Wait 10 minutes and the season may change. Last week's freezing (and below freezing) temps and then high 60s. It was 32 when I woke up this morning. Yesterday's high was in the 70's, and this morning we have snow flurries.… Continue reading It’s winter…wait…spring…wait…
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Trust me, it’s not you…
As a technology professional, I am sympathetic to, and a bit terrified by, the recent mass layoffs at Amazon (18,000), Microsoft (10,000), Meta (11,000), Alphabet (12,000), and other tech companies - approximately 70,000 in total. This reminds me of the dot.com bubble that burst around 2001. Maybe it's a cycle that is bound to repeat… Continue reading Trust me, it’s not you…
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Goals come in all sizes
I try to set goals each year, not resolutions. My goals for this year are 12 books (one per month), 12 knitting projects, earning an ACT1 and ACT2 with Speck, redoing my entire bedroom top to bottom, and clearing out my 'office'. Step one is already underway. We are completely gutting our bedroom. All our… Continue reading Goals come in all sizes
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Wait, December is when?
November sped by me in a blink of an eye. Jack ran his last agility trial, I've finished teaching agility for the year (my knee is already thanking me), and my girls' knitting weekend is in the books. JackOBean, RI (Rally Intermediate) Jack had a beautiful last day. Our run wasn't clean and I was… Continue reading Wait, December is when?
Old Dog, New Tricks 