Who’s On The List?

It seems like friendship and relationships are on my mind a lot lately!  We went to a 60th birthday gathering a couple of weeks ago. While there, the hosts commented that the theme was, 60 people for M’s 60th. They had invited only 60 people to the event, which was a phenomenal catered cocktail hour … Continue reading Who’s On The List?

Have I Been Missed?

I saw this question in an essay on friendship: “If you disappeared from their life for a month, would they miss you specifically?  Not just what you do for them, but you.” And it made me think about things both ways - who am I missing, specifically, and have I been missed, specifically. I’ve drifted … Continue reading Have I Been Missed?

What the H—?

My mind-space is mostly on the house build.  So close and yet, this week it was all about the delays -hurricanes, hissy fits, hitches, and holidays.  What the H! Hurricanes - While we were lucky to not get a direct hit from the latest gulf hurricane, it brought days of heavy rain. The yard turned … Continue reading What the H—?

Journal Writings

One of the tools I started using early in my retirement was morning journaling. It was a tool I learned about in The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron While mine is not quite the 3-5 pages of handwritten stream of consciousness she recommends, it is something that I have continued almost every day in my … Continue reading Journal Writings