For the first time in years, I have real vacation time. The kind where I get paid for my relaxation efforts instead of losing out on my revenue stream any time I take a day off. This year, though, we haven’t been able to take our customary family vacations. So […]
I think I’m finding my summer groove
It’s really just that I’ve fallen in love with my 15-year-old bike. I’ve had affection for it many times over the years, but this is a bit different. On the nights when Scott has bedtime duty, I’ve begun to hop on my two wheels and explore. It’s nice and quiet […]
Chill and enjoy
Last night I kicked back on the deck for a bit. Tonight I’m listening to my kid trash his room. A kid who was supposed to be asleep almost two hours ago. Variety is the spice of life, ya know.
It could have just as easily been a Tuesday, I suppose
Mondays have all of this angst surrounding them. There’s an assumption that things will go badly or that if they are going badly, then it surely must be because it’s a Monday. How many times have you asked someone on a Monday morning how they’re doing and they respond, “Well, […]
Congrats
Just two grad parties this year, and both on the same weeken. Stepahnie yesterday. Shane today. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I’m one of the old people at these gatherings. Those teenagers definitely look a lot younger than me, but I swear it was only yesterday when high […]
He loves me
Left work sick today. After napping for a couple of hours, I did feel kosher enough to sit on the deck and watch the boys battle it out with squirt guns. Cheap and easy entertainment. The husband is fetching me some ice cream and a People magazine so I can […]
All is abloom
I think May is my favorite month. Well, May and October. They’re like bookends to the warmer and colder seasons. Mild weather. Pleasantness. May appeals also because my grass always looks its best during this month. After June hits, it all goes downhill. The lushness seems to fade and the […]
April showers really do bring May flowers
Someone brought a bunch of these into work yesterday. Lilacs remind me of my grandma. We had a couple of bushes in our backyard when I was a kiddo. It’s such a wonderful smell and it pulls me back to kid-hood every time. I planted a bush in the yard […]
The vacation came…and went
They all do. Such anticipation about the fun and relaxation and, before you know it, you’re back at your desk. Sigh.
Mad at myself
A couple of years ago I started a project to take a photo every day for 365 days. I persevered and completed the entire set. Even when I was feeling sick or uninspired. I’m goal-oriented that way. I set a challenge for myself and by golly I was going to […]
Tis the season for Peeps
He and I? We at the entire box of purple chicks. We’re crazy like that.