Rechelle’s Ruminations
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Music
I’ve been listening to Norah Jones’s podcast, “Norah Jones Playing Along,” that she started not long after COVID shut everything down, and continued for 33 episodes until she and Sarah Oda announced the “last one” – at least for now while she is embarking on her first Norah Jones tour since 2020. It has been Continue reading
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Why?
This week’s Website Wednesday started with an email from WordPress showing that my very small readership got even smaller last month. Even though I said I didn’t start this work for anything more than my own “dream job” where I could contribute what I felt from my heart week to week, I have to admit Continue reading
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Working
Today I stopped by the Middle School where I worked as a Registrar for 4 1/2 years. Even though I don’t miss working at the school with all of the behavior issues of the students, sometimes I miss the life of working with a group of people that I care about outside my home. I Continue reading
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A View Of The Beginning
My favorite place to sit in my home is in front of the fireplace on my leather recliner. I can enjoy the warmth of the flames and watch the birds through the large windows that face the natural conservation area behind our property. This morning, I was really enjoying the view of the Coburg hills Continue reading
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Letting Go & Holding On
Maybe some of us find it unnerving to realize “I have to let this go.” Maybe most of us struggle to determine what we should let go versus what we should hold on to in spite of challenges we will face. I was thinking about this last night, and decided to search online with the Continue reading
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Full Circle
With only a few days left of 2023, I thought it would be good to share one of my stories. It was a little over 35 years in the making, and I just found out our oldest daughter didn’t know the pictures below are 35+ years apart in front of the same tree! This is Continue reading
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Christmas Memories
Every year during the month of December, we listen to the audiobook, “A Christmas Carol,” performed by Jim Dale. It is always delightful and thought provoking. One year, in order to foster more listening engagement among my kids, I gave each of us a blank white piece of paper and had all of us draw Continue reading
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CELEBRATE!
My blog post today is going to be short. I just want to take a moment to celebrate the decision I made to retire early, and establish my own “perfect job” at home. I’m celebrating my 26th weekly blog post, which means I’ve been working at my new self-made occupation for half a year: “Mama Continue reading
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The Unknown
Last Sunday, our oldest daughter completed the 2023 New York City Marathon. We helped by watching their 2 boys for part of the time she was on her trip, and on Sunday, we tried to be a part of her monumental event from our home in Oregon while she was racing on the other side Continue reading
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NORMAL
Well, after over 4 months of “retirement,” I can tell you I am no less busy, and my volunteer efforts have ramped up to a place I’m really trying to evaluate. It is the end of the week (instead of Wednesday), and I’m just going to post a simple update instead of a fully planned Continue reading
About Me
Thinking about the line from Karen Carpenter’s song, “…don’t worry that it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear…” I have been inspired to “just sing” (and write, and share).
I produced a weekly blog for a little over a year, but now I’m committed to one article a month. I hope to give a little inspiration to those passing by, either through my blog articles or within the other pages I’ve created here.
Links to my PAGES:
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