Buongiorno! I didn’t intend to take a week off, but the hectic touring on this cruise combined with the limitations of the ship’s internet (especially when sharing a log on .with my cabin mate) made finding dedicated time to log on and write more difficult than I thought. But now I’m back just in time…
Greetings from Barcelona. I’m at the start of a 2+ week holiday in Europe and working my way into decompression mode. I’m traveling with my friend “The Princess” and we are here for preliminary touring before joining a 12 night Grand Mediterranean cruise on NCL Spirit. Decompression is something that takes a little bit of…
I’m not entirely sure how I got through the last week without a single post here. I think its because I got so busy just “doing” things that I never got to it. And that’s okay. Sometimes the routines of adulthood take precedence and we find ourselves on the sofa at 10 pm, still grinding on…
Welcome to the weekly recap for the Jetsetter’s Homestead. For those of you who stumbled here via my featured stint on BoardingArea this week… welcome! I’m a management consultant who spends most of my weeks on the road. On the weekends I split my time between fun side trips and my hometown of Fort Worth, Texas…
Shock. Its the body’s way of protecting vital organs in the event of trauma or other life-threatening events. Blood flow is redirected to major organs to keep critical functions stable while diverting blood or neurological flow to lessor areas. It’s not a healthy state but it is necessary to maintain function. Sometimes when major life changes…
Happy Sunday! It’s been crazy busy around here lately. Broken record, I know. It’s been a blur of random hotel rooms, flight delays, and project deadlines. I’m well ahead of the requalification game at the mid-point of the year with no end in sight. And that’s a good thing because travel means I’m busy at work. I’ve…
Is it Sunday again already? I feel like this is becoming my new normal – get to Sunday and sit down to unpack my experiences from the week before and wonder “what the hell happened?!” This week flew by even though I only traveled two days last week. I’m settling into a nice rhythm now…
Today in the middle of a yoga class, I sat down on my mat and started crying. Big wet tears running down my face, my body was overriding my brain. I don’t like crying in public. I don’t mind crying – it can be cathartic – but I don’t like crying in front of other people. …
“We’re holding it together with chewing gum and string.” That’s a phrase I remember learning (and liking the sound of) when I was younger. As I continued to grow professionally, I realized that wasn’t necessarily the best way to live all the time but as road warriors, we often learn to “patch this” or “trick…
Its a rainy Sunday which means lazy blogging time on the media room sofa here at the homestead – perfect for catching up on my weekly update. Its too wet and stormy to be on either of the porches so I’m curled up under a blanket with my tea and enjoying a bit of downtime…
It finally feels like spring around here – the birds are out, there are ladybugs in the garden, and I can feel my sinuses pressing on the back of my eyeballs. Ah, spring at the homestead is what this weekly update is all about! Spring usually also means the wrap up of all the projects I…
I’m back… or rather, my online presence is. While I have been here and as busy as ever, my digital life has been cramped thanks to the health of not one but BOTH of my personal computers. First my Mac decided to go into critical care mode just as I was working on my taxes. (Not…