The past couple of days I have found myself with obligations that took me away from my husband and my home. Yesterday it was because of a friend in need and today because of civic duty where I had to report for jury duty. In all honestly these days it is very rare that IRead More
Mental Health
The Quest to Enjoy the Last of My Weekend Hours
Why does December always feel like it goes by so quickly? There were so many things I wanted to get done this weekend but plans get derailed. I end up spending Saturday assembling furniture and struggling with the new 3D printer (thankfully a minor fix) when I should have been working on some fun craftRead More
Health
The Quest to Finally Get a Haircut
I’ll be honest, ever since the pandemic started we have been very wary about going to a salon and we will let at least 4 to 5 months lapse before we finally get around to getting a haircut, and thankfully today was the day. It’s funny how a simple thing like getting a haircut canRead More
Health
The Quest to Finally Not Feel Frustrated About 3D Printing
As usual, my husband is the source of my happiness, over the Thanksgiving holidays he urged me to pick up a new 3D printer from a company he knew I preferred because the 3D printer I received a couple of months ago has been a huge source of frustration and stress. Once a printer fromRead More
Mental Health
The Quest to Get Through My Work Day
Today ended up being a lot busier and just a little frustrating than I imagined it being. For some companies, the Holiday season is a time when things slow down a bit, but in my company, there is a lot of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end tasks that need to be completed and with so manyRead More
Health
The Quest to Find a Warm Hearth
One of the things that makes me very happy that I don’t get to enjoy all that often living in Florida is a real wood-burning fireplace. One of the coziest things I can imagine is sitting close to the fire while watching the flames flicker and listening to snap and the crackle of the fireRead More
Being Creative
The Quest to Enjoy the Quiet Day
Work has been oddly quiet today and I have been taking advantage of that and using the time to relax and catch up on some of my craft projects, I’ve still been working on A miniature version of the Haunted Mansion and I’m currently working on making small miniature books for the library. It justRead More
Health
The Quest to Find Comfort and Joy
Is today Monday? Didn’t feel like a Monday. Work was quiet and productive and overall my day was nice. I felt happy and at peace today. I will be busy the next few weeks leading up to the Holidays but I will also be making time to create, play video games, and have some timeRead More
Health
The Quest to Finish Decorating For Christmas is Complete
Friday my husband and I brought home a couple of small real Christmas trees and yesterday we finished decorating them and also decorating the outside of the house, the indoor decorations have already been up for aRead More
Health
The Quest to Support Small Business
During the COVID pandemic, it is even more important than always to support small businesses. So many small businesses unfortunately have not survived and we need to help the ones that are still struggling. Even though today is Small Business Saturday we should really be supporting small businesses all year round, whether it’s local eateriesRead More