Congratulations. You’re special – you and you alone are going through change. Or at least that’s how it feels when you’re in the midst of it. Why me? Why now? How unfair! Really the questions should be: Why not you? Why not now? And who promised life would be fair anyway? The fact that I’m […]
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Change is Inevitable
As I noted yesterday, change catches you off-guard. Ironically, what catches me most off-guard about change is its inevitability. Life is what life is. Change happens. In fact, it happens all the time. I think we notice change when it arrives in its most dramatic form – a person who was here suddenly isn’t. A […]
Change Catches You Off-Guard
I find it interesting that the very thing I decide to write about is what seems to be happening to other people in our lives. Last week, a former coworker’s infant granddaughter suddenly, inexplicably, passed away. Over the weekend, a friend’s mother passed away. Not unexpected, but not expected either. It’s change. It’s sudden. We […]
About the 31 Days
For several years, I’ve read The Nesting Place blog. Not all of The Nester’s posts apply to me – and those I’ve felt free to mark as read and move on. Others stand out. Stories of changing, growing, learning and adapting. Lessons in forgiveness, starting over and coming to terms with what is. And one […]
So It’s Weird, But…
…I just ran out of things to say last week. Actually, that’s not true. I didn’t run out of things to say. I ran out of energy to say them. The Boy and I were busy – but not the kind of busy you think. We were busy enjoying life. We made time for fun, […]
Watch Your Mouth Young(ish) Lady
You’ve heard the saying that we become like those we’re around, right? Want to do the right things? Spend time with people who are doing the right things. Want to be successful? Spend time with people who are successful. Want to be a reader? Spend time with people who focus on reading. And so on. […]
So At First I Felt Guilty
I took a day off the other day – I had several things that needed doing and, I’m ashamed to admit, 12 days that I need to take off before the end of the year or I lose them. (And that’s after subtracting the days that I can roll over to next year. I guess I […]
Riddle Me This
Why is it when you’re scrimping and saving, as the Hayleys are (trying to pay off our mortgage quickly), that you want crave low-cost food? I’m talking bologna, spaghetti, salad suppers and tuna on matzoh. And plenty of home cooking, of course. Delicious. And it helps the budget, too, so that’s a good thing. On a slightly […]
This Kind of Week
I am super-grateful that I’m having this kind of week: Source – and read the article as well. It’s interesting! It makes transitioning back to work after a three-day holiday weekend so much easier.
Its Labor Day
Sowing. Reaping. Harvest. Work comes with a price, but yields a priceless reward. Happy Labor Day! Source