Peak Dormancy

Love the idea of "peak dormancy." lol
I'm leaning into that more than usual this year - allowing myself a real season of rest and healing honestly goes well with my renewal theme.

On a related note, this post was freeing and encouraging.

How kind of FB to celebrate our friendship with zero photos that include me. lolol

Thanks to Mom doing some major house cleaning, I added this gem over my bedroom doorway!  We had these Lindsey Lane and Rachael Road street signs over our 9121 bedrooms for several years, and it makes me happy to see it again!

Mom gave me a box with lots of frames from my old bedroom and pics from my bulletin board - seeing  the Maggiano's pic with JMM in the heart frame made me laugh - I really was the queen of subtlety. lol  Gracious.  The other pic was in our old computer room (9121) before we went to an OSU game together - I remember him driving us in my red convertible with the top down and it being a glittery, super-fun day!

Back to the present... seven workdays in, I can attest that I made a fantastic decision accepting the OCC job.  The training with Andrea was well done, very supportive, and fairly simple to learn... everyone has been really kind... we have never gone past 10:30AM in court thus far... I've been able to work on my book or go outside for long walks or shopping or long lunches or whatever and no one cares... and I've made over $450 for 35 pages of relatively-light transcript work.  Mildly absurd, but I'm sure not complaining!!

Me at The Station around 11AM a couple days ago! =)

"Oh sisters, this is indeed glorious news!!" ~The Reverend Mother, Sister Act

ME! lol  I need it - so tired of the 5:45 darkness.

I need to raise it up a bit, but yay for this painting-style pic of Mom and Dad's Christmas house in my hallway - seeing their decorated tree, their backyard pool view, and our family dinner table brings me lots of joy!! ❤

*Original pic by me on 12-3-25 before Mom's party with the court reporters, then ChatGPT made it a Thomas Kinkade style painting!

Speaking of things that bring me joy, here are the awesome Disney shirts Karli made for her fam this year... couldn't love them more!!

And speaking of Cricut + heat press t-shirts, Rachael LaJo is learning that process and making these teal glitter shirts for Kyndal Faith and her new volleyball team!  More on that ahead.

I'll end this post with a lovely New Year's Day prayer from Judith (my former Compassion child and current FB friend). ❤

If you've come back to read this when I make the blog public again, I applaud you!!  But even if no one does, it comforts me somehow to know these things are documented.

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