Can’t believe I haven’t shared this very important winter survival lesson that I learned! So the story starts when my husband and I had first started dating. He took me on a hike through the woods behind his house. It was 19 degrees and we bundled up and went exploring. Read more…
Sorry I fell asleep last night before posting. No lie, I’ve been able to stay really positive all winter but this week has been so hard. It’s cold again. I’m out of town. I’m working in a non-climate controlled warehouse space with construction dust everywhere. The space heater they rigged Read more…
I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned this one before. Super trickery on yourself! So here’s an example of what I mean… today I’m in a workspace that has no electricity or climate control. With the doors closed and a space heater connected with an extension cord I was barely tolerating Read more…
Some of you may know that I have a tattoo on the back of my neck. Most people don’t. It’s not always visible with my long hair and collared work shirts. There are very few people who know anything about it’s meaning. The tattoo is of a labyrinth. Often times Read more…
Once again, I’m in full restaurant opening mode. I just checked into the hotel and will be here for the majority of the next 6 -8 weeks. Until construction is complete I’m spending my days in a cold, damp, dark, sawdusty, construction overflow room of an old warehouse. It’s awesome. Read more…
The grass is starting to green. The projects we save for winter are yet to be complete. The words actually came out of my mouth… “gosh winter has gone by so fast” with a nostalgic tone of sadness in my voice, as if I wished it would linger a bit Read more…
I apparently fell asleep last night with my blog app open, but never got it done. I’ll remember the lesson from previous days, when fighting the Abominable Winter Blues remember to take it easy on yourself (day 17). So I missed a blog day, the world still goes ’round. As Read more…
Two days now I’ve had to drive from Knoxville the Chattanooga and back in the pouring rain. Good grief it’s been stressful and I’m more exhausted than I have been in a long time. Driving is exhausting anyway because my eyes like to sleep. So this is as much blog Read more…
Oh my word! Today was cold and rainy and tomorrow will be more of the same. I was exposed to the elements all day and of course my fingers and hands suffered first. So one amazing tool to fight the Abominable Winter Blues is the hand warmers!!! They are awesome. Read more…
The title of today’s blog only refers to the blog itself. Seriously. Today was everything but on track. It was more like “despite all my rage, I’m still just a rat in a cage.” It really was a beautiful day full of sunshine and plenty of things to celebrate. I Read more…