My Twitter Feed- TabithaDunn: @MKCallConsult Awwwww... thank you for the #ff! January 27, 2012
- TabithaDunn: @Turntablez We will - we are going to just chill at home (games, movies, family time) the best January 27, 2012
- TabithaDunn: @Turntablez Thank you for the kind #ff. I hope your week was a good one :) January 27, 2012
- TabithaDunn: I'm so happy it's #ff @MKCallConsult @maldyj @jeanniecw @Turntablez @bobehayes @Natasha_D_G @KateNasser Have a great weekend, all of you :) January 27, 2012
- TabithaDunn: @Turntablez I hope you have a good weekend as well - no more packing :) January 20, 2012
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The holidays and our tree
Yes, it is that time of year. Do you dread it or love it? Me, I love it. I enjoy the long weekend for Thanksgiving as a chance to celebrate and give thanks but also it is time to put up the tree (one of my favorite parts). Our tree is a collective experience. It makes me wonder how other people do their tree – is it a never changing thing, a new theme every year or a gradual build (like mine)? Years ago, I gave in to my love of Victoriana on trees and set a theme. Our tree is a lovely nine footer, filled with beautiful Victorian ornaments collected in reds, pinks, creams, golds & silver. Every year, I buy a few new ones to add to the tree and love that process as well. It’s almost like greeting an old friend each time it goes up. My husband loves the tree so much that we have an ongoing discussion after New Years as to when it can actually come down. Yes, we are one of those… the earliest I think it ever came down was Valentines. The latest was early May. As you can imagine, we get lots of compliments on the tree but also lots of eye rolls and good humored digs. I think that Shawn would keep the tree up year round, if he could. Me, I like to put it away (eventually) and greet it again after Thanksgiving… I think it means a bit more to me that way. But yes, I like to keep up for longer than the typical season as well. I have to wonder if we are the only ones…
The Tea Fire
The Tea Fire here in SB is finally under control (I call it at 80% – I know that’s not a 100% but that is pretty darn good compared to completely uncontrolled). I don’t know about others, but I struggled with how to feel all weekend. On the one hand I felt so happy that we didn’t end up having to evacuate, much less lose our home. On the other hand, I felt so awful for those who did lose their homes (no lives lost, fortunately) and I ended up sneezing and wheezing all weekend from allergies to the air quality, which added a layer of yuck to the whole thing. It was a crazy surreal weekend, filled with thoughts like… is it okay if I decide we will still go out to eat this weekend, like we do as a family just about every weekend? And yes, we did go out to eat. And we saw a lot of others do the same but there was more greetings and “is your home safe? I am so glad to see you!” even from the staff. What amazing grace and strength we have as human beings, what wonderful small tales will go untold during this tragedy. So I can embrace the feel good and feel bad at the same time. Guess that just makes me human (-:
Flexibility and work
Today, we get a call, bright and early from my daughter’s new pediatrician’s office letting us know there was a cancellation in the schedule tomorrow and could we please move our original appointment for our daughter’s annual well child from January 2009 to tomorrow. Now, to put this into perspective, we don’t know this doctor yet, that’s part of the plan for this visit. And now, we have a last minute switch. Well, I am a fortunate woman because my husband is a fantastic stay at home dad but there’s a line here right? What things are musts vs. nice to have when it comes to your child’s life? It’s not a lack of trust in my husband, it’s really about wanting to be present for certain things. So what do I do… I frantically go through my afternoon schedule and beg for patience while I reschedule the block of time so I can be there. Because it’s important to be present as part of the balance, in my view. Some choices and tradeoffs have to made, I know that but this time, I was lucky, because I could manage the last minute reschedules – next time I might not be so lucky. But for this week, I made it.
Change happens…
Earlier this year, I talked about it being time for change – how do you decide? How do you know it’s time? Well, my family and I decided it was time when an opportunity to go work for Citrix Online came open in my field. What a great company, really smart and talented people and a great desire for being ever more customer focused. My family loves living in beautiful Santa Barbara vs. living north of Seattle in Bothell. Change like this often feels like a leap of faith - you weigh your options, check your gut, agonize with friends and family (okay, maybe that last one is only me) and then decide. You really don’t know until you actually make the choice though, do you?
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Love and Loss
My mother passed away on Friday. I feel sad but also happy and at peace. You see, she has been terribly ill for a very long time and we who loved her have watched her decline in an anxious miasma of sadness and helplessness. The thought that continues to reverberate through my brain is that she isn’t hurting anymore. For the first time in a very long time, her life is not defined by pain.
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