Awakening and Opening

We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.
-- Harrison Ford

I have decided to consider Knollwood Place (see link) as my future residence. It is about 1-1/2 miles from my current home. It is not a full assisted living facility, but the price is much more reasonable. I could purchase additional services, such as cleaning, as needed. I would have to keep using bits of my 401(k) capital, but at a much slower rate than the $6,000 per month cost of full assisted living.

D and D, my brother No. 2 and his wife, have encouraged me to pick a place for myself soon, so that when the time comes I'll live in a place that I myself have chosen. They will accompany me to an appointment at Knollwood Place this coming Wednesday afternoon.

I will be able to be content with a new living situation. Contentment comes not from the physical place of residence but from how one is living inside spiritually.

Here in Minnesota we typically have one of our worst snowstorms around the time of the vernal equinox. This year was no exception. I had to forego lunch with friends on Friday, and our Red Hat Society meeting, planned for today, has been postponed.

Kitchen tip: Pizza is much easier to cut if you: 1) Let the pizza sit for 1 minute after it comes out of the oven. This will "set" the cheese. 2) The easiest way to cut pizza is with a kitchen scissors. Link