The best way to describe what has happened this past month is to offer the visual of pouring water over a compressed sponge and watching it instantly expand. We had created this neat, tidy little life after purging excess 'stuff' and downsizing into a rental space - several rental spaces actually, but that's another story. …
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October Wrap-Up – Hitting the Reset Button
Some of us wait until the end of the year to review and reflect on what has happened in our lives during the past twelve months, but I like performing a mini-checkup on myself at the end of each month. Physical evidence is more easily evaluated in small chunks. Likewise, the absence of evidence is, …
Dementia and Decisions – September Recap
Aging gracefully. Is there really such a thing? Possibly, but I can tell you from first-hand experience that we have seen very little to support that notion as we watch a formerly vibrant, intelligent woman slide into the abyss of memory loss. Dementia is cruel, and witnessing it is just sad. Like raising a child, …
March Wrap-up
With our one-year apartment lease coming to a close on May 15th, we started feeling pressure in late February to make a decision about extending the current lease or moving on. We are still not ready to build our 'forever home', and for a variety of reasons, we have elected to move on. We devoted …
February Wrap-up – fun, frustrations, decisions & destinations
Malcolm and I drift from settled to unsettled at the drop of a hat these days. We are still not ready to have a 'permanent' home, but we also think there might be other/better options for a 'temporary home' out there. What prompted this latest wave of discontent is the fact that our renewal notice …
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