I realized that I need an outlet for my thoughts, ponderings, and frustrations. I could write them in a journal, but I spent my teen years doing that and it brought back too many angst filled memories. I'm revisiting this blog I started when we moved to our new house as a way for me to share my journey as a woman who is entering the 2nd half of her life. I turned 41 at the beginning of the year am at the stage in my life that I'm having some "midlife" awakenings, wherein I am coming to the realization of my mortality and the precious nature of life. I may write more about this in a future post, but for now, I am trying to find some ways to expand my world yet still manage my day to day. My life is goes from work-home-bed and I, as many of us do, don't set time aside to slow down and take time for myself. I want to revisit some things I have done over the past 40 years and try to include the things that I think will help me recenter myself, making me more focu
What started as a site to document building house for our family has evolved into a way to help me build myself.