Although it will be a staycation for the most part, it is still vacation time! I was able to get everything I needed to accomplish at work before leaving for the day. In fact, I was able to start on a project that has been on the back burner for that day when I have… Continue reading On Vacation!

An introvert needs time alone to rejuvenate pretty much every day. Zoom meetings are still draining, and with family home all the time due to the pandemic, finding a space of quiet and solitude is almost impossible. If one is an empathic introvert, this time alone, in a quiet space, without others in the near… Continue reading Empathic Introverts

We take two to three walks a day around the neighborhood. One in the morning, as a break from work, without the dog. Then one or two more, depending on the weather, with the dog. If we walk completely around our neighborhood, it is just a little over a mile. The walks definitely help with… Continue reading Bike Ride

We know empathy is a learned skill. As we grow up, our families, it is hoped, will help us, through modeling and through life experiences, teach us to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes. If we want a toy, and just take it, our families or our teachers, help us to think about what it… Continue reading Empathy

It took a minute, but the pictures you all helped pick out are now hung. The cost and the time to get them had to be spread over a little bit of time. My ever doting husband, since the last ones arrived this week, promised to hang them in the dining room over the weekend.… Continue reading They are Hanging!

I wish I could say my exploration of time had to do with time travel. It would be so cool to be able to go back in time to meet grandparents, see a sibling again, or just experience a great period of history. Going forward would also be fascinating. Would we have mastered flying cars,… Continue reading My Exploration of Time

It only took three years to figure it out. Or at least partially, still working on the second part of the problem. We have some patio furniture that I love. It is a sectional in five pieces. The true test of whether it was the right one was its napability. Just as with a sofa,… Continue reading Sometimes I’m a Little Slow

We are having a evening of togetherness. Can’t go out, but doing the next best thing. Happy Friday and welcome to Spring!

This morning when I woke-up to the sound of rain, my first thought was, “I should take the day off to just sit and read!” It would be a great day to open the curtain, make a cup of coffee, pick out a book, and sit listening to the rain pelting against the window and… Continue reading Rainy Dreary Days

Ever had one of those days where something unexpected happens. Then, all day long it lingers on your mind to the point of being completely and utterly distracting, not being able to fully focus. Something like that happened today that has just caught my mind in a whirlwind of the worst possible scenarios. It feels… Continue reading Driven to Distraction