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Day 92

Relocating. Moving. Packing. Taping. Boxing up things. Let me say this loud so those in the back can hear. I NEVER want to do this again. I don’t care how amazing a new location will be. I don’t care how fantastic the opportunity will be. The next time I am forced to relocate. It will…
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Day 91

Wise words from my better half, Brendan O’Gara “Reset. Readjust. Restart. Refocus. As many times as you need to. Just do not quit.”
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Day 90

Last day of March. Decisions have been made. Sitting at a crossroads, one last decision to make once we get one more answer from an outsider. Did I mention that I am not good at waiting?
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Day 89

I admit it. I am a book snob. A book in the hand is better than a book on a screen. I have a dirty little secret. I cheat on my books with audio books in the car. It’s my guilty pleasure. Let’s keep that just between us.
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Day 88

In 1988 I was nineteen years old. I decided I knew better than the adults in my life. I was an adult. I got married and had a baby. I needed nothing and no one to tell me what to do. I was the smartest person I knew. I was wrong.
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Day 87

I have back ups to my back up plans. I am currently on Plan D and thankfully there are 22 letters left in the alphabet. Isn’t that how life goes? Once you think you have a plan and it is all going according to said plan, God laughs. Just remember to bend when the change…
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Day 86

Today we had a No Screen Day. It was challenging and fun. We went to a park and played, had a picnic lunch, and went to a bookstore. When we got home we read and napped. I found that I was the one who missed my screen. The kids didn’t even ask until we were…
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Day 85

Today is my 19260th day being alive. I still feel like a child in my head. An educated, experienced but young person lives in my aging traitorous body. I refuse to let age dictate my happiness.
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Day 84

Simple is often better. Simple is less expensive and less stressful. Simple is easy. When struggling to make a decision, look for the simple solution. Happiness will follow.
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Day 83

Don’t let what is happening around you and what is being disputed in the media turn you into a hermit. Life is always going to have elements that are scary and unnerving. Don’t let that sort of thing make you hide away. Don’t stop living, but be safe about it.