Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
But first.... The *plan* today was to lounge as usual during Uppers, then run on the 56 trail avoiding the extreme hills for a change, then shower, then start writing, then eventually head over E & R's place for afternoon working and dinner. That latter bit didn't quite happen, but I did have a really... Continue Reading →
Uh oh - I guess I should be impressed that I maintained my motivation to write in here every day for this long! I was literally in bed before I remembered tonight. Can you blame me? It's Friday. It's been an intense week. I left work after FINALLY training with my co-worker on her tasks... Continue Reading →
You know how I said yesterday that it was the calm before the storm at work? Yeah well, the storm rolled in today SO here's what you get before I head out for another dinner meeting on job/career #2: Yes, I did run. 3 miles! I could have run 4-5 but I had to get... Continue Reading →
A blissfully uneventful day at work. That will change tomorrow as we now have less than 48 hours to the software upgrade changeover. It felt like the calm before the storm today really. I was able to listen to the audio version of the entire module of lessons that I had read yesterday. A great... Continue Reading →
SongSparrow0 SongSparrow1 This morning I was greeted on my run with the songs you can hear above. Over and over the Song Sparrows in the neighborhood were singin' about the day getting started (and, I am sure, yapping about this crazy human huffin' & puffin' as she jogged past them!) Here's what they look like... Continue Reading →
Since I got home late & tired from a big meeting with Eve, all I have today is this example of what I intend to be a week of pictures of unexpected beauty. Pretty sure nothing is more unexpected, or beautiful to most of on a Monday morning as a totally empty email inbox. Stunning!
When you have kids, you have to let go of any notion that your day belongs to you. Best laid plans and all that. Same for cats as we learned last weekend when I had to postpone Mother's Day dinner plans due to Chip's little bladder adventures. However, my idea that this weekend would be... Continue Reading →
Catchy title eh? Ads a lovely delusion of grandeur to the much more boring reality that I basically stayed put and did chores 😉 OK, not entirely true. I did run out to Starbucks to grab breakfast. My cereal box for the week was empty and I didn't want to make eggs and I have... Continue Reading →
The day started off odd enough. First 15 was up and showering by 6:30 on his own - I can only imagine this was due to him having sort of reset his clock this week in preparation for yesterday's REALLY early morning for the AP test. So I was in the office by 7:30 and rolling along... Continue Reading →
One of the new routines thanks to Chip's bladder issues is that instead of leaving dry food out for them all day, I fill their bowls twice a day. This is not a big deal for Chip, but for Amber it is utter hell. I tried to ease her into it while Chip was at... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 