And Fourteen Years Later....

 ...here we are. 

This post has been lounging in drafts since 2020, and it's finally time to get back into writing. (So says the squirrel-brain, for today, at least...)

2020 was the weirdest year - pandemic shutdowns, work from home, then in the fall, back into the office but in a new position, busy busy. Fortunately, the kids were old enough to manage virtual learning, we all stayed healthy, and I loved working from home this time around. (My first wfh experience was after many years of being on Uncle Sam's schedule, and with a three-year-old in the house at that time, work-life balance was...well. Let's just say, it wasn't.)

2020 was also the beginning of a new decade of good things happening. Graduations, flying the nest, new positions, life changes. Young adults starting on their own journeys. 

And now, in 2024, the young adults are still young adulting, and we're making adjustments around the house to reflect our new normal. 

I've started curating some longstanding collections and moving along the things I don't need to keep around anymore, to free up breathing space, both literally and metaphorically. It's time to switch off the autopilot mindset of continuing on well-trodden paths just because they're familiar, relook my goals and priorities, and step forward in a more intentional way.