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?
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?
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—?
While I’ve been writing in the blog recently about my intention to “start as I mean to go on” by creating the small habits and being intentional of where I put my energy so I am living the life I want to live, right now there is just a focus on, “Get the house done!” … Continue reading House Recovery Update
I’ve been reading again on friendship at this stage of life. My plan upon moving back into our home is to “start as I mean to go on,” creating the small habits and putting my energy in places so I am living the life I want to live. Part of this means I am thinking … Continue reading A Reflection on Friendship – Just Be You
But first, a house recovery moment. My house recovery “mental load list” started with 40 items. Then I added 18 more items over the next few months. Only 20 things have been check-marked done. I know I can celebrate that, but there is still so much to manage through. Some of the mental load items … Continue reading September Randomness
I had to go back and look up what my WOTY (word of the year) was (link here) which might have meant I wasn’t really focusing on it. But my WOTY was “Intentional” and I had noted that I wanted to be intentional in being less reactive, to be intentional on setting boundaries, to be … Continue reading August Joys
I am a bit addicted to Facebook (even though I am told it’s for old-fogies now). But I follow a number of inspirational sites and often they provide me with a wonderful phrase for the day, or a question that stirs my contemplation. One that came up recently was, “Do you assume the best or the … Continue reading Do You Assume the Best or the Worst?
My retirement lifestyle vision statement was revised a number of times in my early retirement years but has been consistent now for quite a while. It is based on my core values and remains: Active Body, Connected Heart, Contemplative Mind, Creative Spirit In my journal this week I asked myself, “Do my routines currently hit … Continue reading Do My Routines Reflect My Vision?
When I was thinking that the “light at the end of the tunnel” keeps getting smaller, I recalled someone recommended to look how far we have come versus how far we still have to go. Unfortunately, when I look back, I only see how long the journey has been and how many slowdowns we have had. … Continue reading Pulling Myself Up… Authentically?
