This weekend is Memorial Day, so Brian and I have an extra day off. We both needed it. It's been a good balance of productive and relaxing: the back porch is deep-cleaned, the pool is set up. We picked up groceries, made a nice meal of fried chicken and Napoleons, did some movie … [Read more...]
A better week ~ ciabatta bread, an old birdhouse, lots of work
This past week went better than the one before, I was in a better place mentally. Not a good place - but I felt functional most of the time. The work was busy, some weeks are like that. I am grateful to have a steady job, but it is often draining. The homeschooling is still … [Read more...]
A slow week
This past week seemed to drag forever, it was a hard one for me - one of many. I always look forward to Friday afternoons, to catch my breath and recuperate before lunging into another week of work and homeschooling. Reading is one the things that keeps me from loosing it … [Read more...]
The end of summer
The triple digit temperatures that seem to be here for good do not scream "end of summer". We still have several months until first signs of fall. But it is the start of the school year and this means "summer" is over. I want to capture the end of summer and our transition to the … [Read more...]
Sugar-free challenge | Consumer behavior manipulation.
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about a sugar-free challenge that is all over the internet every year in January, for the same reason gyms get crowded in January, and why I was not interested in doing one. I didn’t publish it. I felt like it wasn’t really conveying what was on my … [Read more...]
