by Michelle | Oct 1, 2022 | Empty Nest Life, Family, Jim, Kids, Sunday Reflections
We dropped Holly off in Dundee, Scotland two weeks ago. Just like that, Jim and I are on our own again after twenty-two years of diapers, daycare, ear infections, tantrums, sleepovers, belly laughs, arguments, sports, dance, music, homework, and everything else about...
by Michelle | Jun 30, 2021 | About Me, Family, Jim, Kids, Miscellaneous, Work
The struggle is real, folks. Moira Rose is my hero Now that the house is 90 percent complete, for the first time in over a year, I find myself with a lot more time on my hands. I will admit that I don’t really know what to do with myself. To further complicate...
by Michelle | Jan 1, 2021 | About Me, Family, Holidays, Jim, Kids, Miscellaneous
As I sit here in my new house, surrounded by my family with the sounds of two slumbering dogs and Hozier playing on the speakers, I am of two minds about 2020. On the one hand, there is no doubt it was an unusual and sometimes difficult year. On the other hand, there...
by Michelle | Jul 7, 2020 | About Me, Family, Jim, Kids, Miscellaneous
It has been a few weeks since I last posted, and what a few weeks it has been. When last I posted, I mentioned that we were going to downsize. This meant getting our house ready for selling, which confirmed why we need to downsize. Between Holly and me, we went...
by Michelle | Mar 19, 2020 | About Me, Family, Jim, Kids, Miscellaneous, Work
Folks, it’s been a week. Hell, it’s been a year. I started it out with every intention of being more present, more aware, and more careful about avoiding extraneous stress at work. I knew I did not want to live life like I had through most of 2019 and made...
by Jim Shannon | Jun 4, 2015 | Family, Jim, Net Zero Home
Michelle has granted me access to her site so that we (mostly I) can document the journey we are starting now in building the home we’ve always wanted and at the same time attempting to minimize the impact this home has on the environment. This has been a pipe...
