A mundane conversation in a parking lot reminded me of how much I miss some of the little things of normal life.
The Little Things
Category: Inner Strength
Home Ownership
As of last Monday, DH2U and I are officially home owners! Four months after the process started, we have landed in a home that is well suited for us. It actually was the very first home we looked at. The others were not nearly as nice. The night we closed, we went to the house… Continue reading Home Ownership
Wartime Farm
It seems strangely appropriate that on our Independence Day I write about a post about Britain at War. In this case it isn't the Revolutionary War, but instead World War II. I've mentioned before how much I enjoyed learning about the British home front in WWII. Leave it to the BBC to come up with… Continue reading Wartime Farm
Begrudging Happiness
As my long-time readers know, every year for Yom Kippur, I take an entire day out, rent a hotel room, and am completely alone. I spend the day assessing who I am and who I want to be and try to lay out a path that will help me become a better person moving forward.… Continue reading Begrudging Happiness
Book Bug
Last Friday I experienced something I hadn't in a long time: I considered calling in sick so I could finish reading my book. I typically drive in to work a bit early to take advantage of lighter traffic. I spend that extra time either writing blog posts (like this one) or reading. Friday I was… Continue reading Book Bug
Atta Girl
As my long-time readers know, I make my New Year's resolutions at the Jewish New Year. As I have for the past ten years, in 2014 I took an entire day off to hole up in a hotel room to focus on my priorities. I always value that exercise and how illuminating it can be. While many… Continue reading Atta Girl
Lady in a Vest
I had the best time a work last week! We had a fire drill, and I am the fire warden for my office suite. To put this in context, this was not my first time at the rodeo with these responsibilities. I was the floor warden when I was at the same job for seven… Continue reading Lady in a Vest
Magnificent Milan
One of my absolute favorite weekend getaways that I took while living in England was a whirlwind trip to Milan. With the way the cheap fares worked out, I was only in the city for 24 hours ... and it was magnificent, too magnificent to fit into a single post. As with all my trips, there… Continue reading Magnificent Milan
Lowered Expectations
For the past two years, I've spent the month of March writing a blog post a day. I loved getting that far ahead, as well as exercising the discipline needed to stick with it. Last year I almost didn't finish, but a funny event got me back on track. This year I knew March wouldn't work… Continue reading Lowered Expectations
Putting My Finger on It
In my previous job, I had a great deal of down time. The owners knew I was good at coming up with projects, and I organized everything and created wonderful systems - which they are still using. Still, there were often blocks of emptiness. When I was dancing, I would fill the time by updating… Continue reading Putting My Finger on It
Grown Up, Now What? 