Ever Meet Yourself Coming and Going?

I think we all do at some point because life feels like one big crazy hamster wheel sometimes...who is with me?

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After 9 weeks of being unemployed after my job layoff I finally started my new job (hooray!) and immediately went to an industry business conference to meet up with my new team.  We had a great time connecting and learning about each other, but the time together was short-lived and it was back to my home office to begin work.

Besides adjusting to a new job and daily schedule we have also been pretty busy each weekend; it seems that Monday comes and I wonder what happened to the weekend as it seemed to just fly by.

Yesterday, I realized I was in 4 different states during the month of July, yep...4!

It all started with our trip to Fort Chiswell, VA; it was an awesome day trip you can read about here :)

My work trip took me to Las Vegas, NV by way of Dallas, TX.

We rounded out the month visiting my sister and brother-in-law in Chattanooga, TN.

Sometimes life goes so fast all we can do is just hang on for the ride, then when we can finally take a breath it is amazing to look back at what we encountered.  Our life is like a vapor...here one moment and gone the next.  I plan to live my moments and not just let them pass me by :)


Until next time, put some meraki in your day!!!

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