Another year is upon on us! This amazes me when I think that nearly a quarter of a century has passed since the unnecessary craziness that surrounded the Y2K rollover. I worked for Hewlett Packard in that time and volunteered to work that night when everyone feared that bank servers would crash and the world would be a mess. I worked because the pay was double time. I made great money on a night when…
Ten years ago when I turned 40, I remember that I didn’t feel good about passing that milestone. I felt that my life was narrowing, getting smaller. But then I chose to flip my thinking, and I threw myself an epic weekend of celebrations with female friends and family members, as well as a party with all of my local friends and colleagues. Choosing to celebrate with special people made it easier to move forward…
Since returning from my summer in Dalyan, I can say I have checked off nearly everything on my post-move/settle-in to-do list. It has been 2+ months of nesting, arranging, rearranging, shopping, waiting on deliveries and assemblies, and then the unpacking of more boxes and luggage, and final arrangements. I can say that I feel 95% settled. I have a few items to get framed and hung on the walls, but otherwise the major list items…