Category Archives: Coping

Drops of Gratitude

I know…I have the best intentions of being here more, but there is always so much work to do.   Now that there is a little rain back in the forecast, that gives me an excuse to take things......

Dinner and a Movie

Today, my usual Sunday routine was off. Normally, my goal is to spend a lot of time in the kitchen prepping for next week’s meals and snacks. Instead, I have been nesting here at home like a mad......

Five Minute Check-In: Knowing When to Let Go

  Although the last two to three weeks have been especially challenging – typical road bumps around money and unexpected expenses– this past week was one of professional realizations, fami......

Part Two: Tearing Down that Brick Wall

Getting back to using the Jenga metaphor I used in Part One for problem solving, I have to see each task awaiting me as I enter into homesteading as a brick to pull from this huge goal. Recogniz......

Part One: Hitting A Brick Wall

When my front yard looks like this, it means a couple of things.   One, I screwed up big time, somehow. Two, I have to completely re-plant and that means a lot of physical work beginning i......

My longest post EVER?

Windows seem to frequently represent possibility or potential. At least, they do for me. I had a window open up for me a few days ago and the view was unsettling. During a recent conversation w......

Capturing those moments, one at a time, and holding them close

Last Fall, I went on a wine tour with some high school friends (notice that I omitted the word “old”?) Having lived in Oregon as long as I have, I don’t believe I’ve ever been on an official tou......

Paying Attention to my Lupus Road Signs in January

This morning, I’m so happy to see the sun streaming through the windows again. Well, once I get past the realization that they desperately need cleaning. We have had three glorious days of beau......

Five minute check-in: Modern Simplicity Equals Limitations in Perception

Little by little, I’m making my rounds in gathering the holiday decor together into one room.  Of course, it is the room where I like to run to for some creative fun and escape the piles and em......

Follow Up

Dropping by today to post some follow up pics on the holiday gifts I put together. Hopefully they will inspire you to create something this year. In my December 2012 post, Hurricane Maria, I men......