Out with the old

First, thank you to the new people who are checking me out. I really appreciate it. You'll see there are some other blogs of mine listed to the side, and some are of an "adult" nature, so enter those at your own risk. You've been warned!

As the title implies, today, as "they" say, is the first day of the rest of my life. There have been some significant changes to my world lately, the last two weeks in particular. Our home lost two members, a week apart, and the absence of them is hard at times. One was my beloved Tayta, a 13 year old Papillion-King Charles Spaniel mix female. We got her when she was 9 months old, and despite some bad habits, we loved her and she was the Queen of the Phur Posse. Her personality was bright and vibrant, fierce and loyal. She was a beautiful girl and I miss her companionship.

The other loss was RJ's mother, Norbertine Phillips. She was 89 and we had been trying to prepare for her passing. It had been coming, with her health declining over the past few years. Now she has passed and our whole world, routine and home is in flux. Since we lived with her, the most obvious thing is her presence, or lack thereof, if you will. Now there is an adjustment in bills and responsibilities, the hurry up and wait of probate until we find out what is what with the lawyers. For the meantime, we carry on here, waiting to find out the final outcome of all things with the estate. (Such as it is.) We always stayed within the upstairs rooms, but now the whole house is open to us. There is a lot of sorting and cleaning and dispersing to be done over the next few weeks, and you may well see me reminiscing or venting depending on the day and events.

RJ and I have a whole new relationship phase opening up to us now, as we have our own space. Don't get me wrong, the arrangement we had here with Nor was awesome, she was able to stay in her own home and we had a place to live. However, it always felt a little restricted, only because WE didn't want to encroach on her. She never made us feel like guests or boarders or that we were intruding, but, at least for me, there was always that little voice holding some things back in respect to her and her home and wishes.

So what is in store? Well, I will be trying to blog at least once a day, perhaps more if something pokes at my brain. I will be using this space to try to earn some extra money with click through ads and such. If you see some thing like that, please click the link. You don't have to join or buy whatever is there, but for people who actually click on the link, I will get credited. Its one small way to make a little extra. Look for some blog postings in the future about some of the ways I am trying to earn online as well, including games and surveys and the like. I know I won't get rich doing these things, but it is nice to have a little extra to go into the coffers.

Have a great day, and thank you for reading.

Peace.