Having just turned the corner to the rightful old young age of 57, I'm reviving my spirit of freeing myself of the things that don't matter. In my self-proclaimed Dubious MinimalistTM kind of way. As per the norm for me. What a noble cause, eh? And news breaking before the new year too! Somebody has… Continue reading Yep, I’m Reviving My Dubious Minimalism
Category: Emptying the nest
Golly Gee, Does it Take a Village to Revive Our Holiday Traditions?
Golly gee, I'll be darned, we've hit a few more happy milestones in our empty nest life. Our adult kids were officially welcomed to the 'big' table for Thanksgiving. After we ate, our youngest revealed her progress on the genealogy project making it easy to avoid any political conversations! She's made the project so colorful… Continue reading Golly Gee, Does it Take a Village to Revive Our Holiday Traditions?
Collecting My Empty Nester Thoughts
As I collect my thoughts about the whirlwind week we've had, including witnessing a partial lunar eclipse, it feels surreal to be okay as an empty nester mom. I'm able to gather up each brief moment, hold it dear to my heart, and at the same time, let go and wait for another precious moment… Continue reading Collecting My Empty Nester Thoughts
My Heart Found Normal Again
A year ago, on Mother's Day, I weeded my garden and nurtured my tearful soul. I was missing out on being able to see my daughters. I, of course, wasn't the only mother who shared that experience. We were doing our part to be responsible, i.e., slow the spread...yada-yada. I don't know about you, but… Continue reading My Heart Found Normal Again
Time to box up 2020 for good
I discovered over the last 7 days that sitting around relaxing moping isn't as fun as I thought it would be. A little bit of a** kicking to oust 2020 was what I really wanted to be doing. So I read books instead. Now I wonder how in the world people find a comfortable way… Continue reading Time to box up 2020 for good
Magnetic thoughts on togetherness align in our empty nest
When the planets aligned 400 years ago, did the people living then think, "What the h*ll is about to happen here? We're witnessing something that won't happen again for a really long time." But that was nothing like what we've got going on here in 2020. Not just planets aligning, but a pandemic dividing and… Continue reading Magnetic thoughts on togetherness align in our empty nest