I really thought this whole Empty-Nester thing was going to be so easy. I mean, what is there to figure out? It turns out that the answer is... JUST about everything. Drama sorted itself out by the end of last week, and more relaxed days returned. That meant I could go back to trying to… Continue reading Because I SAID so!
In Sweaters
It's Autumn, and yet again I've gone a month without writing. In that time, my anniversary happened (24th), and more struggle with my son and his college stuff. For a little while, I thought everything might be ok, and I actually experienced some happy days. ACTUAL happy days. I haven't had that in almost five… Continue reading In Sweaters
A Little Bit of Hope
Today is the first day of classes for my son, who has officially been moved to college. It wasn't an easy move, because as it turns out that his dorm is one without air conditioning and his room (with three other guys) was clocking in around 85 degrees at 8AM move-in. My son actually got… Continue reading A Little Bit of Hope
Freedom (sorta)
Folks, I sit before you typing this out as a "childless" woman for the first time in 21+ years. My daughter moved back down to NC, after following us back up home to VT. My son has flown to NC to visit his girlfriend. My husband is at work. It's just ME right now! In… Continue reading Freedom (sorta)
The Greater Disconnect (Part 2)
I am an avid reader, and have been for as long as I can remember. When I am not in the middle of a book, I feel as though I am only half here. It's an extension of myself, another place that I live. Sometimes, I might be a sorceress, other times a hobbit with… Continue reading The Greater Disconnect (Part 2)
The Greater Disconnect (part 1)
I went out to lunch with my husband a couple of weeks ago. This isn't a common occurrence for us, because we don't get much time to ourselves and restaurants are pretty few and far between when you live in a rural area. However, when you have to drive an hour one way to get… Continue reading The Greater Disconnect (part 1)
A Little Paint
My work had a certain trajectory and pace, once. I interrupted that when we decided that relocating to North Carolina made sense in 2014 (huge mistake, but it's done and I'm back in Vermont. *deep breaths*) As soon as we said "Go", everything destabilized in my world. It's little stuff from having things where you… Continue reading A Little Paint
A Different Fairytale
I almost never get into talking politics, current issues, or something else controversial on my blogs. The reason for that is that even 10-20ish years ago (lordy, I've been at this a long time; I used to BBS in 1990, run boards on AOL and stuff later, I'm THAT much of a nerd) if you… Continue reading A Different Fairytale
House Crazy-Land
As I mentioned in my previous post, we're in the midst of a major remodeling phase. There are a lot of things to fix in this house, but one of the biggest was the kitchen. I'm going to post photos, but the truth is that you just cannot comprehend how poorly this kitchen was laid… Continue reading House Crazy-Land
Yep, Still Alive
Ok, to be completely honest I did NOT forget that I have a blog this time. I actually sat down to write, many times. Instead of completing a post I could publish, I found myself overwhelmed and negative, and just deleting the whole thing. It's just been... a lot. Not all negative or anything, but… Continue reading Yep, Still Alive
Life, Art, and Chocolate 