tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post2370128292451383957..comments2024-03-22T15:37:29.563-04:00Comments on jersey girl looks up: pulling back to strengthen the foundation of our business (and our lives) part ICatherine Ivinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-90534862693230611882013-05-22T17:08:02.710-04:002013-05-22T17:08:02.710-04:00hmmm fear of death eh? remember that scene in moon...hmmm fear of death eh? remember that scene in moonstruck where olympia dukakis(?) said men cheat because they are afraid of death (or was that steel magnolias?) - anyway- sounds like that could be george's thinking, too Lynn - about the finishing not the cheating (let's hope) - I'm with you on the chrome polish, too- who needs door handles when you've got that bike- you are proabbly never home to open drawers anyway! xoCatherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-62747308178545071752013-05-22T15:07:44.111-04:002013-05-22T15:07:44.111-04:00I'm afraid that if I finish, I die. So finish...I'm afraid that if I finish, I die. So finishing COMPLETELY is never an option.<br /><br />On a more lighthearted note - we have been in our brand, spanking new house for over four years now and still don't have handles on any of the kitchen cabinets or drawers. Those things are ex-pen-sive and I'd rather spend $$$ on chrome polish for my motorcycle or something.<br /><br />How does all of this fit? Not a clue. Just talky today.<br /><br />xoxlynn boweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05786375395402917408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-67172880454599040392013-05-22T10:06:35.039-04:002013-05-22T10:06:35.039-04:00Hi Kathy- yes, change is what this is all about an...Hi Kathy- yes, change is what this is all about and balance as always is the goal. When I was a kid we moved every year, our situation was always precarious, and this lack of roots and structure has definitely contributed to me wanting to stick with things (to the bloody end dammit!) which of course has its positives and negatives for me. I think being able to embrace change as you do is a gift - change is not an option. And I agree it is internal and external - as within so is without in all things - my internal changes are forcing the external .. maybe my cracked soil won't hold the roots, maybe the roots are strong enougth to sustain the erosion ... I guess I'm going to find out - xo to youCatherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-6004072378451526102013-05-22T05:49:03.256-04:002013-05-22T05:49:03.256-04:00In the past two years I let go of 1000 pounds of s...In the past two years I let go of 1000 pounds of stuff and 4000 pages of documents which I personally scanned into my computer. I still have too much stuff. I am already planning for the next move. All of which is a great cure for wanting everything I see at Target. (Damn, but they are mighty fine at marketing.) <br /><br />It is, only in part, about the physical. "Home" needs to be comfortable, functional, and pleasing to the eye. I cannot tell you which of those is most important. <br /><br />I am unusual in a lot of ways, one of which is that I embrace change. In the end, change is what this discussion is about. Which brings me around to the important point- I embrace change a bit too readily. I am not flighty, but over the long term I have not found the right balance. We should all be aiming at keeping that which works, provides comfort, pleases us in some way and jettisoning those things which weigh us down, take away from our lives rather than add value, things we no longer need but just have not gotten around to pushing them out the door. Change may also be internal- do you love who you are, what you spend your time doing? How do you become better? happier? content?<br /><br />Balance should always be the goal. KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839682837427981888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-53547896317079715892013-05-21T19:04:37.763-04:002013-05-21T19:04:37.763-04:00Hi Janell - I've been following your bathroom ...Hi Janell - I've been following your bathroom model- it's going to be great. I love how you are feeling about meant to be here - for us it's not about bigger or better either, just something new and different really - as much about the place as the house, but who knows we have a lot of memories here and everytime I fix something I like this place a little more - we just put a split rail fence along the front- we live on a busy street and now it feels like we have a front yard for the first time in 20 years, it doesn't just run into the street anymore- we just let a lot of things go when life got busy and the to-do list feels endless ...Catherine Ivinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642469475264570967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644717516426101893.post-82528182638620949912013-05-21T18:29:00.993-04:002013-05-21T18:29:00.993-04:00Recently we refinanced our house and when we found...Recently we refinanced our house and when we found out what our new payments would be, we started looking at this little house as our long term home, rather than something we originally intended just to flip.<br /><br />With that, we're in the middle of remodeling the bathroom, and sometime after that will come the kitchen, and a few other things... by the time we are done with all of this, I'm thinking we'll just want to stay and enjoy it, rather than move along, but who knows.<br /><br />For now I know we are staying put, and making the best of it, and in a way, we've learned to live really simply here (only 820 sq ft), with low expenses and low maintenance, and I have to say, it's kind of nice.<br /><br />We too always had the vision of more, bigger, better, but somehow, with a little tweak in things, and a realization that we do have what we need... it's all starting to feel as it we were meant to be here all along.DancingMooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158390199317580345noreply@blogger.com