Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Friday night: after a week that was not necessarily as frazzling as last week, but included the extra special ingredient that was a Mon-Fri off and on (mostly on) hormonal series of head/shoulder/neck/sinus aches so...yeah...it sort of didn't matter that I only had one football meeting to go to (which was actually quite good and... Continue Reading →
I posted on my Facebook status today, just this one word: Frazzled. My brain has had to be so ON the last 3 days - that I can feel the synapses burning from overuse. A football meeting directly after work on Monday followed by more work I had to complete from home that wasn't done... Continue Reading →
It was 64 degrees as I drove in to work this morning. Gray and cloudy like the videos below. However, word on the weather news was that we would gain a hefty 25 degrees in the next 48 hours. Yipes! After a mildly annoying day filled with miscommunication, lack of communication and then a cancelled... Continue Reading →
http://youtu.be/oRCoDOlC_KE Off the top left about 7-10 seconds in, there is something that leaps up out of the water - this is most likely a gray whale as that is what we usually have cruising along our coast line though I thought this was rather late in the season (clearly I could be wrong about... Continue Reading →
Hey, did you guys forget that I like to share recipes? You did? Oh, I guess that is because I forgot to share any since the flood of posts in December 😉 Fine - since I will be otherwise occupied for awhile, I will at least make sure to share when I find a gem... Continue Reading →
A task in my Happify track this week was the Walk of Inspiration: Take a meditative walk in a place that always inspires your best ideas. It could be a busy street, a hiking trail, or even the mall. (Hey, great ideas can come from anywhere.) Walk slowly at first, with eyes on the ground.... Continue Reading →
I didn't join the usual group on a long trail run today. The IT band on my left knee has been barking way too much, and since I don't have any specific goals to run a long distance anytime soon, I thought it best to just start taking it easy with shorter (4.5 miles) less... Continue Reading →
As I reported a couple of weeks ago, I think aliens have invaded 16's brain. Either that, or maybe there was a threshold of maturity crossed recently that appears to be sticking around. I'm crossing fingers for the latter, but not ruling out the former just yet. He took the ACT test this weekend. And... Continue Reading →
I went home for lunch earlier this week and was treated to this spectacular display for the first time this year. It's either been cloudy, or, by the time I get home even if it is still light out, some of the flowers are starting to close. (nearly all of the daisies and groundcover close... Continue Reading →
I knew Thursday would be packed. Another department manager had resigned, and a replacement wouldn’t arrive until next week. That meant existing folks jumping in to fill the gap. For the month end close, my day helping out would fall heaviest that day. I was prepared because I had cleared out my own tasks faster... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 