This and That

In order to post more often, I'm going to be doing more brain dump posts because I'm sure all of you want to know what's going on my busy mind. I really should get into a meditation habit because my thinking needs to slow down every once in a while. Soon, maybe when...

I am not a person who thrives on a lot of activity. I like to be able to focus on a couple of things at a time and master them well. However, I've been trying to push myself out of my comfort zone and I've definitely succeeded. Here are some of things that are keeping me busy.

I decided to go for a new job and yesterday I found out that I actually got an interview.  EEK! It's been decades since I've been to a "real" interview and it's got me flustered. What to wear, what to say, etc. It will all work out, but until it does, my mind is pretty busy with thoughts of it.

Fun stuff. The robin's eggs are hatching.
After this picture was taken the third on hatched.

At the same time I'm thinking about a new job, Ward and I are reevaluating when we can retire. Or more precisely, can Ward retire early? We are in pretty good shape as far as retirement goes, but it's the details we're evaluating again with the help of a financial planner. We have been working extensively preparing materials about every aspect of our finances for the planner to work with. Thoughts of a big change in our lives has my mind pretty busy.

And as we're evaluating all of our finances, we're thinking about what needs to be done to the house and what we can afford or not if we lose Ward's salary. And as part of that we have been working with different contractors and architects to get ideas for both construction ideas and costs. Evaluating to see what might be possible with designs, use, and what we can afford has my mind pretty busy.

On a less serious note, I've invited the staff I work with over for a picnic this weekend. It's always fun and we enjoy doing it. However, details of that are still to be worked out. All doable, but my mind is still pretty busy figuring out weather contingencies, amount of food, etc.

And it's the time of year when a lot of yard work has to be done. I'm also trying to implement a couple of new beds and my mind is pretty busy trying to plan all of the work around the weather and my creaky knees and back.

So, in conclusion, my mind is pretty busy. Until next time...