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Handle Conflicts with Respect, Grace and Good Humor

building1home wrote 2 days ago: We visited a place where we used to live this past week. It has a dog park. A really great dog park. … more →

Tags: Humor, .:*Conflict*:., Conflict Resolution, Dog Park, gracefulness

30 Day Challenge, Sunday Funday!

losingweightonedayatatime wrote 2 weeks ago: Today I had kind of the same “problem” as yesterday. I dont like doing the video on the … more →

Tags: Weight loss, losing weight, losing weight on weekends, sunday funday

Missed Days2 comments

building1home wrote 1 month ago: My last post was on Sunday, 5 May. I must offer an explanation for my absence but I find it very dif … more →

Tags: Illness, meaning of illness, sense of place and illness

The Scary Pink Water Bowl Surmounted

building1home wrote 1 month ago: Today two pop-up dog bowls came from Amazon, one pink and the other blue.  They are really cute and … more →

Tags: Grief and Loss, Building Home Again, Pop Up Bowls, silicone pop up bowl, fear in dogs

My Sweet House Has Gone Missing

building1home wrote 1 month ago: I have never been one to look back. I have never wanted to be “young again.” I have neve … more →

Tags: Recovery from Losing Home to Wildfire, Grief and Loss, Bittersweet Reflections, Building Home Again, Building a house, Memory, recovery from residential fire, looking back, Second Guessing

The Trail is Waymarked

building1home wrote 1 month ago: I have been studying on trails in Scotland trying to find the best balance between cool and tired. T … more →

Tags: Hiking, GPS, Waymarks, Maps

Consulting a Specialist.

building1home wrote 1 month ago: In every civil society specialties develop. Individual emerge that are particularly good at one thin … more →

Tags: Humor, batteries, specialization, mice

Our New house comes with a portable potty

building1home wrote 1 month ago: As we get ever closer to actually starting to build a house my mind lingers often on the thoughts of … more →

Tags: Building Home Again, portable potty, Construction, Decks, Costs

My Fine Fridge

building1home wrote 1 month ago: Today was not about hills but about houses. In between other tasks, including working on getting our … more →

Tags: Humor, Recovery from Losing Home to Wildfire, Building Home Again, Scotland, french-door refrigerator, Counter Depth Refrigerator, Self Catering Cabins

Scotish and Steading Hillwalking

building1home wrote 1 month ago: Today I spent the day focused on hills. I spent time working on dealing with the hill our house was … more →

Tags: Recovery from Losing Home to Wildfire, Building Home Again, Our Favorites, Building a house, Scotland, hillwalking in scotland, hillwalking, dwelling reconstructino, planning and design of a house

Memory and White Cerel Bowls

building1home wrote 2 months ago: We either had larger cereal bowls than we do not or we have lost perspective in ounces. When we lost … more →

Tags: Recovery from Losing Home to Wildfire, Memory, memory accuracy, memory specificity

It's Official. We are going to Scotland.2 comments

building1home wrote 2 months ago: Well, we are going to fly from Idaho to Scotland, about 14,000 air miles round trip to get Sophie th … more →

Tags: Hiking, Scotland, dog passport, Pets

If you tell a story well enough, everybody in it is right there so no one dies.

building1home wrote 2 months ago: If you tell a story well enough, everybody in it is right there so no one dies. Sherman Alexie I hav … more →

Tags: Bittersweet Reflections, Building Home Again, Grief and Loss, Our Favorites, Books, Library, remembances of things past

How is a Ballgown Like Little Corn Salt and Pepper Shakers?2 comments

building1home wrote 2 months ago: Years ago before I became a researcher I trained to become a Clinical Psychologist. I was not very g … more →

Tags: Inspirational, Humor, Our Favorites, change, kitch salt and peper shakers, vegetable shaped dishes, Joy

Being Sad, Grumpy or Mad

building1home wrote 2 months ago: I am still working double time at the office trying to finish work there. Our house still has no out … more →

Tags: Grief and Loss, Bittersweet Reflections, Sad, grumpy, Mad, daily life

Not a Garden Variety Bad Day

building1home wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday I was having a garden variety bad day. I jammed too much in and I was too tired to start. … more →

Tags: Ambiguity, Bad days, Frustration

A Garden Variety Bad Day

building1home wrote 2 months ago: Today was a hard day, not because of the fire, but because it as a hard day. I tried to jam too much … more →

Tags: accepting help, hard days

Oh, Gad, There She Goes Again

building1home wrote 2 months ago: I have never quite figured out if I am flighty, dumb or inspired in response to “we need to fi … more →

Tags: Humor, Building Home Again, Our Favorites, macguyver, retrofitting, Self-Improvement, DIY

The Special Things That Come Home with You

building1home wrote 2 months ago: Another round with the personal property inventory. Another round of tears. At this point after so m … more →

Tags: Inspirational, Grief and Loss, Building Home Again, Our Favorites, antiques, Loss, buiding a new house, Cabinets


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