All hands on deck

Prepping my team at work for my time away in Japan took a lot of hard work from everyone involved. And there were a lot of people involved. Still, having successfully managed to make it happen makes me so happy. It did take me a few weeks to get fully back into the swing of …

Adrift (preface)

I’m so tired I can’t sleep. So my plan is to make myself more tired so that I hopefully can sleep. I’ve managed to eat some real food, take a walk, do some journaling and pick out a new book — with my eyes open, which really is a fantastic accomplishment. Now, I’m sitting downtown …

hunter-gather

Fall is my season. Especially after this summer. I’m not sure there was a day in there where I was not profusely perspiring. It was bloody hot. Hello climate change. The world seems a bit less frantic in fall. Spring, everybody is hopeful and full of energy. Summer everyone is running around trying to get …

more miles to the road (7)

Humanity is the spice of life! But honestly, guys! Where did all the genuine human beans get to? I’d like to meet a few, carry on a real conversation, have some fun, be in the same room, for more than 20 minutes every few months. ~ I mean, all of this wonderful, terrible and everything-inbetween …

Good things (9)

fixed my work computer made a dent in the work faxes got work kudos ate good food played cello for hours slept for hours self-care IRL talked with mom saw the new lion king movie!!! sunday+monday = unremarkable + remarkably good feeling once more like a human being in the land of the living teamwork …

the 1st day

Hi, I don’t remember anything about this day, except for the fact that I tried not to do anything foolish. And yes, this post is from the future, because I don’t like having posts with parts all jumbled together in a row. This is an attempt to break up the mad rush my brain made, …

Ana/ado

“Do you have to do that right here? It’s like a person eating a banana right in front of your face, chewing with their mouth open.” My mom is making guacamole by smooshing avocados in a bowl with a fork, on the counter directly in front of my brother who is attempting follow up on …

Conversations on the margins (1)

My sister Ruby and I were invited to participate in a leadership conference in Sudbury, Ontario during the last half of February. The decision on whether to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ had to be made in just 3 short days. And I’m glad I said ‘yes’. It was a fantastic experience. I was captivated the …

Decompression sessions

It takes as long as it takes. That has been the principle I have been following for the past several weeks. Some people aren’t happy about it (sometimes I’m included in that reference) but it is beginning to show results. As the wonderful magnet on my fridge states: Good things come to those who work their …

A new one just begun

I found this the other day and think it is beautiful and brilliant. We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person. – W. Somerset Maugham