Category: general

18
Sep
2021

PRODIGAL SON

Martin left North Carolina on Tuesday. Mom, Sarah and Bryce drove him to the airport, a couple of hours early, so that he could get his extra bag registered and make sure everything was squared away. He had gotten a rapid COVID test the day before (negative) and downloaded 2 Audible books for the trip. Everything went super smoothly and he kept us all informed by text messages at every step of the way. When he got to London on Wednesday morning, it turned out that his flight to Copenhagen had been moved slightly and was departing about an hour...

11
Sep
2021

JUST A FEW THINGS, AFTER A FEW WEEKS

Oy! That’s what you get, I suppose, when you get back to work and regular routines. Suddenly, 2 weeks have whipped by and you haven’t written a thing. I’ve been busy, both with work and stuff at home, and a lot of work for the AIC, as well, as we’re in the beginning of the season, starting to plan the first in-person events in over a year, and preparing for the Annual meeting and board elections. I’ve been busy contacting members, finding out who is planning to continue and deactivating those who have left or don’t want to renew, as...

28
Aug
2021

AUTUMNAL PREMEDITATIONS

Hello from rainy Skåne! We had a few nice days at the beginning of last week but it’s back to rain and grey and solid cloud cover. I was really hoping for a nice weekend, but it’s not looking like I’ll get my wish. Tonight we are going (with Karin) to the annual crayfish party, hosted and attended by friends we haven’t seen since the start of the pandemic (with the exception of 1 couple). It will be weird but nice, I’m sure. Everyone is fully vaccinated, but crowds of people make me nervous these days, so we shall see....

22
Aug
2021

THE END AND THE BEGINNING

Sunday night and we’re nearing the end of August, the end of summer, the end of vacation. Tomorrow I actually have to get up early because the furnace people are coming to replace something in our furnace. But that’s good because I need to start resetting my inner clock…I’ve moved my work start date up and will be starting on Thursday this week instead of Monday next week. I talked to my manager about it, and told her that I felt like I was wasting my vacation days…home, doing nothing, no plans, etc. I’d rather be working, honestly. I had...

20
Aug
2021

LEARNING TO USE A SLINGSHOT

I have to concentrate on the good things in my daily life, in order to combat all the awful things in the world that I can’t do anything about. Or at least not anything substantial. Recycling and donating to humanitarian causes seems to pale in the face of all the misery and hardship out there. I have only skimmed the news for years now, reading headlines and limiting my exposure, because I buckle under the weight of it and I’m PRIVILEGED. I live a cushy, easy life. I live in the first of first world countries. I can’t, in any...

19
Aug
2021

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE

I’m still in the middle of vacation, home, doing not much of anything. I have another week after this, but I’m honestly debating whether to go back to work a little early. I’ve had things to do, don’t get me wrong, but this past week I’ve been “trapped” at home without a car most days and it’s been pretty much raining non-stop for longer than that. It makes me question how I’ll be able to handle retirement in 10 years. Mind you, I am NOT complaining about too much vacation, rather I am thinking I need to fill my days...

11
Aug
2021

EXPRESSING YOUR ESSENTIAL NATURE

There are so many ways to define yourself. How do you do it? Is it your socio-economic grouping (lower-class, middle-class, upper-middle-class)? Is it your age range, as defined by so many questionnaires and surveys (Under 12 years old, 12-17, 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75 years or older)? Is it your ethnicity (White, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Native American or American Indian, Asian / Pacific Islander, Other)? Is it the generational decade you were born into (baby boomer, gen x, millennial, gen z)? Is it your marital status? Your level of education? Your employment status? Your...

08
Aug
2021

SO HARD

One week of vacation down and it was a busy one. This weekend, however, we had no plans. Anders finished putting up the blinds on the porch and we’ve eaten dinner out there a couple of times. He only has one week left, and he says he’s at least 2 projects behind. But I’m hoping he’ll go kayaking at least once this coming week if the weather stays nice. Being on vacation for this long is weird. I have actually jumped in and done a couple of work-related things but nothing that took any amount of time. I was looking...

31
Jul
2021

WHAT TIME IS IT? VACATION TIME!

It’s the last day of July and the first day of my summer vacation. I have 4 full weeks stretching out in front of me. There are already several things booked on the calendar (next week is pretty full) and my to-do list is quite long, though at least half of it is actually for Anders to do. 😀 Last year I took 3 weeks off in August but I worked an entire week’s worth of it anyway, as there was so much to do. I’m going to try very hard NOT to do that again. I learned my lesson,...

21
Jul
2021

WALKING IN SUNSHINE

Only 1.5 more weeks to vacation and I’m getting a little antsy. I want to stop setting an alarm for more than the two days of the weekend. I want to have long, unstructured days where I can do whatever I want, or nothing. I want to spend time anywhere but in front of a computer for 8 hours at a stretch. I want my shoulders to go down to where they belong and stop being hunched up around my ears. I want to read a book a day. Or play games, or read or watch TV or do things...

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