Nothing to do .. and all day to do it
Summer vacation ….Oh how I love you. The past week of purposeful nothingness has been just what I hoped for and exactly what we needed: The pinch of summer sun on shoulders, ears and noses. Freshly...
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There we were, enjoying our last day of holidays before going back to work today. Hubbs and I lounged our way through a lazy morning. I walked past the Christmas tree and confidently said “no” in its...
View ArticleIt’s time
It’s time for Purposeful Nothingness. An absence of schedule. Lack of obligation. No particular place to be. Naps. No socks, clocks or conference calls in sight. Toes will wrinkle from hours in the...
View ArticleAll wise & prehistoric
Grands on the 4th The past few days have been hot as what, breaking records right and left. The only place to be is in the pool. AB and MJ came to swim on Independence Day and we all enjoyed...
View ArticleOn house-building
“An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family....
View ArticleIt’s just this simple
We took a much-needed break this week with some time off. No stress. No clocks. No dress code. No meal plans. No chores. No particular place to be. Wake when we wake, sleep when we sleep. Eat when...
View ArticleMemory lane across the span of three cupboards
My trip to the farm has come & gone. Out of one world, into another, and back again. Just like that. Now I’m fighting a nasty cough, likely brought on by chats, the dry climate and a wind that...
View ArticleBone-headin’ it
From time to time I catch myself doing something dumb. Mostly it happens when I’m not paying attention. Every once in a while whatever I did is enough of a doozy to leave me shaking my head and...
View ArticleDon’t forget to live
So, like you, we’re busy. Busy, busy, busy. Work- busy. Kids-busy. Social life-busy. One big bunch of busy buzzing bees. And I don’t know about you, but I’m a little sick of how busy we are. Just...
View ArticleRandom 5 ~ NYE
It’s Friday Thursday and New Year’s Eve. Here are 5 randoms from my world: 1 Remember when New Year’s Eve was a big deal? Getting dressed up, wiggling into pantyhose and new shoes and a sparkly...
View ArticleStress, horizons and pie
Vacation is on the horizon! Starting Monday ~ 5 glorious days off with Thanksgiving tossed in for good measure. Emails will pile up, phone calls will continue, conference calls will be scheduled even...
View ArticleRandom 5 – Christmas Vacation awaits
It’s almost here! Christmas vacation – so close I can taste it but don’t dare spend time thinking about it for I know I’ll be lost in dreamland if I do. Soon we’ll step away ~ the ache in my shoulders...
View ArticleThe Glad Surrender
Lately my work life is all consuming ~ looking back and ahead I am struck by these four things: 1 ) Traveling every week for work & so that means restaurant after restaurant – and eating...
View ArticleRandom 5 (Lion) Friday
It’s Friday! It’s time for some Random thoughts ~ here we go! 1 ) March roared in like a Lion and …well she’s still roaring. Yesterday brought freezing rain and lightning, all the same day. Today .....
View ArticleTrips, kids and canvas tents
Hubbs and I are back from our warm-weather vacation. All I can say is … ahh! Blue skies, warm sun and palm trees everywhere. Our smiles couldn’t be contained. It. Was. Wonderful. Just landed –...
View ArticleThe idea
“Use it or lose it” they said. I rolled over vacation time last year to this one and it’s timing out so .. with that .. I’m on vacation this week — and following the “no plan-plan.” Purposeful...
View ArticleRandom Five Friday – Rats, Math and Boom-Shakalaka
It’s a random August Friday – humid but with a cooler Fall breeze wafting in. Summer lingers but Autumn is coming, we can feel it. Here are 5 randoms from my crazy world ~ 1 ) Recently hit a...
View ArticleRandom 5 December ~ Traditions, time off and dogs
Hello again, friends. It’s time for another Random 5 from my part of the blog-osphere. Ready? Here we go: 1) Thursday morning, I woke with a start …. it was 4:04 a.m. and there I was, wide awake...
View ArticleThe wake of a quiet mess
Today marks the first of 11 glorious days off. My “Out of Office” messages are on; the laptop and iPhone are not. This morning started just as I’d planned — waking naturally to a twilight house,...
View ArticleAdulting in Summer
I don’t know about you but being an adult in summer still requires some adjustment. Dressing up when the weather says “dress down.” Shoes on when my heart screams “barefoot.” Going inside to bed …...
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