Catching up with the Times
I’ve always been a little late to the technology party, a little reluctant to move with the times. Not so my husband – he was always excited with each new advancement, keen to jump right in. We were one of the first families with a video camera (it had several components but if you were […]
The Waiting
The mountain of boxes in my dining room grows by the day – just when I think I’m getting a handle on this packing shit I open another cupboard and am reminded again that I am, and have always been, a bit of a hoarder. Some of the things I’ve been so carefully packing haven’t […]
Follow the leader
It was a dismal morning – grey, wet and cold. I pulled on my rain gear and headed out feeling as dark as the day. I locked the door and stepped into the storm hoping to do a little positive self-talk and walk away my mood. I’m anxious about my real estate situation, my place has become a […]
A waiting game
I’ve been busy cleaning and staging my condo – I’m on the move again. I’ve purchased a house with my eldest daughter and her husband, a really great place with a self contained two-bedroom suite on the lower level. It’s perfect. We’d fomented this plan back in October – we listed our respective homes and […]
The watcher
I’m having a devil of a time trying to write about my recent adventure. I find this odd because it was a great adventure – my whole family (three kids, their spouses and four grandchildren) went for a nine day vacation to one of the happiest places on earth – Disney’s Magic Kingdom – and I […]
Downsizing – round two
I have spent the past three months leaving home. I’ve been packing, purging, and plundering the stuff of my life. I said goodbye to sentiment and weighed the importance of everything I owned. It was tough. Goodbyes are never easy, but that part of the adventure is over – I am now arriving and this […]
My last night at home
The dogs have gone to bed with their usual cookies – they have been a little confused with the action in here of late but they’ve coped with it in dog fashion, a couple of treats and all is well with the world. The same cannot be said for me. I am tucking myself into […]
Buried Treasure
The yellowed newsprint is dated 1999, the treasure wrapped inside the brittle paper has waited twenty years for the light of day – now it’s spread across the kitchen counter. This is the first of the booty making its way out of the attic, the contents of one box – one of the many waiting […]
The dotted line
I was beginning to feel settled in my search for a new home, resigned to the fact it would take us a while to find something that met my criteria, and then it happened – we found it. In retrospect the hunt was a whirlwind, a frenzy – we are only in the third week […]
What’s for dinner?
It’s 4:30 in the afternoon and I’ve joined the ranks of my dogs – we are all counting the minutes to supper time. They are ravenous, I’m just bored – I’d like to chow down on a handful of pretzels and a chunk of cheese – but not today. I’ve recently jumped on a get […]