July 1, 2021 in NH, taking Patrick to the park
K and I have been trying to navigate away from most social media for a couple of years now, and we’re taking more steps that direction. Let’s see how well this approach works:
1) Regular “ferret fix” posts here for those who tell me they go directly to my social media pages for that reason alone.
2) Some public posts/updates here as time and energy allow
3) Efforts to connect directly with people
Ferret Fix!
Notice there are already a few ferret posts up to get us started. I’ll continue to add new ones, plus pull from my albums of the past. You can click on Journal and go directly to the Ferret Fix category.
A Quick Update
Almost a year later, we still have a lot of stuff in storage, but we’re no longer completely surrounded by moving boxes. Our rental is just minutes from K’s parents, and a reasonable drive to see kids and grandbaby.
It has been too long since I have seen my youngest though, so we’re looking at timing a visit to the PNW in the near future. There’s a wedding and a funeral to plan around.
We have also planned and booked a long-talked about trip to Scotland! It was a challenge to research the lines of grandmothers, and now I will get to visit the places where they were born and lived. We will also visit locations for K’s ancestry. Expect future updates for this!
K is on the board of directors for a MakerSpace, and has been busy helping them with updates to their systems as well as working in the space itself. He’s also updating his gear with the intent to capture people’s stories – the things they would like future generations to know. He did this with his grandma before she passed away, and also with a dear friend before his passing. It would be meaningful work.
My work in education – in various forms – continues to keep me busy. It’s how I can best contribute positively in this world. Time and energy are finite, so I’m learning to choose wisely how I spend mine.
Connect Directly?
I have made some effort to provide my direct contact information, and have requested it of others. For personal connections where we didn’t manage to exchange this information, LinkedIn is an option to remedy this. Although I don’t use it much, I will probably maintain LinkedIn for the foreseeable future, and I check messages there several times per year.
