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Aug 19
Lessons from lesseverything.com
I liked this list of lessons learned that I stumbled upon this evening…
Things We’ve Learned…
- Success isn’t guaranteed.
- Do your skill well, don’t try to be everything to everybody.
- Fast and productive are two very different things.
- Always make an effort to empathize.
- The speaker is responsible for being understood.
- Make time for your family.
- Be yourself. Be saintly. Be love.
I especially like “The speaker is responsible for being understood.” Very true, but the opposite of what most people think.
Aug 13
From the Barkwheats Blog...
Nice Testimonial (click link to read entire post)
Just got this from a friend….
No words can sum that one up there….
Aug 11
“ A woman is like a teabag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Our dear friend Mélaine has been battling leukemia since February, and she passed away today. Her cancer was very aggressive, so we are in shock that she is really gone already. She was a beautiful, gracious woman - her friendship was one of few wonderful things about living in Fort Wayne. My heart goes out to her husband Keith (Chris’ best friend), who loved her with all his heart, and their 4-year old son Jay. Though we knew it was coming, today is a very sad day.
From the Barkwheats Blog...
Dogs (click link to read entire post)
Why are dogs the best creatures on earth? You could be having the worst day where nothing seems to be going your way. Then, you walk out to the living room and see your dog(s) sleeping on the couch,…
Aug 09
From the Barkwheats Blog...
Winter Harbor Lobster Fest (click link to read entire post)
I’m currently at my booth at the Winter Harbor Lobster Festival and we have wi-fi! I figured I’d toss a note out the blogosphere because I can :) This past week was an insanely great week for us, as…
Aug 07
Changing of the Guard
The donated freezer we got in February had a good albiet short life with Barkwheats. It started dripping water on Tuesday, and Wednesday we paid the MacLeod’s service man $65 to tell us the compresser was shot and it would cost $400 to repair. So, we took a forced break from baking and boxing thousands of biscuits to drive to Brewer to buy a new one. We picked out a $399 chest freezer at Lowes, got ready to purchase, but then hesitated when we found out the delivery fee was going to be $70 and that they couldn’t deliver until Saturday (we had $600 worth of frozen eggs at stake). So Chris took some measurements of the freezer and we headed to his dad’s house to see if it would fit in the back of is Subaru Forester. When we got to Bruce’s house, he told us that his sister Ruth (also living in Brewer) had a freezer we could have. Rejoice! So I went to get Indian food for our famished selves while Chris and Bruce picked up the freezer at Ruth’s. Our eggs are happily residing in the new freezer and we are $500 richer! Happy ending to an otherwise chaotic day… We did lose about $100 worth of parsley, which got water-logged and rotten once it defrosted, but we’re thankful we were able to salvage everything else!
Okay, more boxes now… Stop by our booth at the Winter Harbor Lobster Festival this weekend if you are in the Schoodic area! We’ll be inside the gymnasium :)
Chris has been baking and boxing non-stop since the article in the weekend paper… this photo is just a small portion of all the open orders.
"vår resa" translates to “our journey” (in my ancestral Swedish) and this site is aimed to be a journal of that journey. Chris and I are in an exciting place right now, defining our future together, breaking away from the mental confines of 9-5 and surging full force into a life more complete and fulfilling.