Surviving Small, Living Large with Deana

well there's many things on my list of things that I love. Ice Cream, a good book, old country music (cause it reminds me of riding alongside Dad in his pick-up truck), and Mom's fried okra, but something I love that I was reminded of as I was working this past tax season is..... Old people! That's right, I just love old people. My work day, which was scheduling people to come in and get their taxes done, involved talking to many people throughout the day. I try to be quick and get the necessary information I need and do all I can to meet their needs regarding their requested location and the convenient time for their appointment. Be quick, get it done and then move on to the next call - except  when I get a call and I know by the sound of their voice that they are a senior citizen. I slow down for them cause, I love old people and I love talking to them. Yes, I usually can tell when there is a Senior citizen on the line. I savor those calls and every moment I have connecti...

 As planned I have gotten all the things done I had on my 2-do list. Purged stuff and got my storage downsized to a smaller unit. Eventually I will go through it all once again with getting down to a meager 5X5 unit as my goal. I also purchased what I felt like I might need to really be "living" here. That was mostly little kitchen things, gadgets. In fact....I actually made a whole meal down here in my little apartment the other night. I can always bounce upstairs and use my sisters kitchen, her stove, her microwave and such but I really just wanna feel like I'm on my own. Things appear a bit messy but see.... My new goal is to shut out the rest of the world for the next, maybe 2 months and write. Oh, I'll still participate in a few things here and there but I'm ready to utilize this space for what I've dreamed for it to be for the last year. All too soon I will be returning to work and therefore these free days are going to be most valuable to me. I know the...