A house is in the process of being built on the empty lot across the street from us, and a recent delivery of lumber to the site caught my attention. The huge pile of two by fours is hard to miss, but that wasn’t what made me take notice. As I stepped out of my … Continue reading Can’t You Smell That Smell
I learned earlier this week that since I type two spaces after a period, everybody can tell that I'm older than dirt. I don't know how I am ever going to retrain myself, so I might as well fess up to my age-exposing dirty secrets, and I'll also take a few moments to unload about … Continue reading Autocorrect and Other Technological Advances That Make My Head Hurt
Dear Books, I’m sorry. It’s not you, it’s me. Our relationship has changed over the years, and things that did not bother me previously – big bulky hardcovers, small print, not being available when I want you to be – have taken their toll on me. I will always love you and you’ll always be … Continue reading Dear Books, I’m Sorry
Okay, so I know this is my third blog in a row related to my medical leave, but that’s pretty much all that’s been happening in my life this summer. It has been all consuming, but now, six weeks in, normal everyday things are becoming easier and it feels… better. And I suppose that was … Continue reading Onward and Upward
I’ve been recuperating at home for almost a month now. In the beginning, the TV was more of a companion than an activity. I had the Planet Earth series on continuous stream, keeping me company in the middle of the night while my caretakers grabbed some ZZZs. David Attenborough soothingly guided me through the arctic, … Continue reading Coming Up Next…
I Had Trouble in getting to Solla Sollew. My son and I often evoke this title of one of our favorite Dr. Seuss books when things don’t go according to plan. That absolutely turned out to be the case earlier this month. There I was, minding my business, going about my life. I had taken … Continue reading A Slight Change to My Summer Plans
My possessions have been under pretty close scrutiny in 2019. In a blog earlier this year, Minimalism, My Journey Begins, I mentioned my goal to purge one item a day for the entire year. And while that didn’t exactly happen – I made it until sometime in March – I did purge a lot of … Continue reading It’s Just Stuff
A while back, my son and I found ourselves caught in a holiday weekend crush of shoppers at Meijer. Who knew that so many people think Meijer is the place to be on a Memorial Day weekend? Every check-out was open, but lines were still long. People were trolling for the shortest line but they … Continue reading It’s All About Perspective
A couple weeks ago, my other half (MOH) and I were out to dinner with some friends and they asked him about his job as a paramedic. I listened to him telling them about cleaning the station, restocking the supplies in the ambulance, and the routine transportation of patients from hospital to hospital. They might … Continue reading EMS Week: May 19 – 25
Some women are born to be mothers, and I was blessed to have one of those as mine. She loved kids – her kids, your kids, kids she didn’t know. She would offer assistance to moms with crying kids in grocery store lines. She volunteered as a room mother at school, opening milk cartons, wiping … Continue reading Mother’s Day
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