day one with unrelated photo

it was all mildly overwhelming today.
had to remind myself I chose this
love my space
it is rough and tumble with a big window
the light is a good thing

there are many new systems and numbers and codes and spread sheets and forms and phones
good people
coffee

thanks for all the good words / thoughts/ prayers
it is all appreciated

longer than some marriages

Yesterday was my last day of work with a company I have been with for 11 years.  That is a long time.  My children were just wee.  Starting grade one.  In fact that is one of the reasons I joined the company as it allowed me to work part-time - to be home in the afternoons and evenings.  Eventually I switched to full-time and so it went. 

The day was bittersweet.  Quiet.  Uneventful.  I tidied up loose ends.  Made phone calls and let people know I was leaving. 

It was crazy beautiful and warm.  The sun was shining and the sky was blue.  So blue. 

Today is a transition day.  Re-orienting myself and letting go.  Moving forward.  Lots of unknown.
Resting.

this is what we wait for

Saturday past
dinner party for a dear friend
front lawn sit to wait out the sun
thankful

for sunday and monday it rained
not all the time
well ok on monday all the time
so I baked banana bread and zucchini muffins
and plotted a way to build a box to grow some squash of my own
behind the darkroom

transition time
last week of old job
new job starts monday
opted for no break
just need to embrace the new path and get busy

another driving test on Friday
this time it is the daughter

still job hunting for the 17 year olds
will need money for gas and insurance
or no driving
harsh realities of life

many lunch dates

memory eternal

another tragic event yet again.  another young person takes their own life.  trying to grasp at this horrible phenomenon that seems to be happening far too frequently.

my children cope and process in their own ways.

love must prevail.

my daughter danced in second last grad show.  next year they will be the graduates.  seems crazy.

pax

updates

• day after day of full sun.  it is a beautiful thing.
• the garden is growing.  lettuce is sprouting and I have high hopes for the tomato crop.  on the list of things to do is make some homemade salsa
• end of school year.  projects winding down.  recitals and dance performances.  job hunting
• book lists to compile

monday monday

weekend spent
some good laughs with the best of friends
short but sweet and will carry me far.

ate trifle
drank ale
celebrated transitions
curbed a sharp tongue

long list of errands to do on this last monday I run solo
new job means monday to friday
it is going to be warm and I want to appreciate a quiet afternoon in the sunshine

which means it is time to get busy.