• Busy,  Home,  To Do List,  Weekend

    Rocking the To Do List, But I Wish I Could Do More

    Wonderful Saturday/Weekend Yesterday was absolutely wonderful being able to be at the house, sip coffee, and get things done here at home. Much was accomplished including: I felt really good to get a lot done. I always try and get a little more done beyond this list. But it is very difficult to do. I look at the list longingly and try but the Maddie bath/groom and the writing in my Grandmother book was the only couple of things “beyond reach” that I could do. Sunday I really tried again today to go “beyond reach”. But we had church and I took Mom out afterward. She did not need groceries…

  • Family,  Productivity,  Stress,  To Do List

    How the Busy Schedule Flattened Out Over the Last Two Years

    As empty nesters, we thought we had life figured out. No teenagers in the house, just us and a couple of dogs, still working the full-time jobs, and eating out a lot, seeing friends, going to concerts, making plans, having fun, blogging, playing music, and spending time on the weekends cleaning, exploring, meal planning, and squeezing in some extra play time. When 2020 hit we enjoyed our downtime, I started videoing our lives, and had no idea how precious that time would actually become and how contrasted it would be against 2021 and 2022 when we were on some kind of a roller coaster – slingshot – whiplash kind of…

  • Books,  Retirement,  Weekend

    What’s on the Reading Table? What’s on our Minds? What’s on the Schedule?

    Hey guys! We have had a busy little weekend here. Yesterday was fun getting a day off. George and I enjoyed our morning just sipping coffee and working on whatever we wanted. For me it was laundry and cleaning. He spent time on the computer doing finances and emails and playing the guitar and doing household chores of his own. We went to the store around 1:00 p.m. and it had been about 3 weeks I think – maybe two – who’s counting. We have had to stock up on a lot but I’m trying to be careful as to what we buy. We just let things run out since…