Pending.

So I leave town for a few days and look what happens:  I signed a contract to sell my home.  It's not a done deal, but so far, so good.

Things are really moving now. If this sale goes through, I need to find a temporary place to live as of August 1.  Today is June 24.  No worries!

Maybe it pays to go out of town and get away from my routine.  I stayed with dear friends, a wonderful, sweet dog slept with me every night, and I saw Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell in concert in the Boulder Flatirons.

Happy.  Grateful.

  

Escape.

Everything is fine, even though I have lost my temper and have had a couple of anxiety attacks.  It gets better.

Several showings at my house.  It looks good.  

I'm ready for a little break.  Tomorrow, I fly to Boulder, Colorado, where I used to live and where my best friend still lives.  Mountains. Dogs. Walks.  Cocktails.  Friends. Oh, did I mention that we have tickets to see Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell at Chautauqua?

When I return to Champaign in a few days, I'll keep on moving forward.  That's the way it's gonna be.

   

Mom.

One year ago today, mom died.
Miss her.

96 Tears.

One of the local radio stations morphed into an all-60s,70s,80s music format.  I don't mind admitting that I'm enjoying hearing songs I remember first hearing on my transistor radio.  I think it was pink.

Just heard "96 Tears" by ? and the Mysterians.  I'm fairly sure they were a one-hit wonder.  

The guy who is leading this radio station is someone I met while serving on a local nonprofit board.  Turns out, we both spent our early years in Kansas City.  This fellow, Mike, told me that when he was a kid, his dad took him to meet a disc jockey at the radio station that I listened to religiously.  It's where I heard the Beatles the first time on the radio.  WHB.

I love it that Mike shared this story with me.  And I love it that Mike now is the head honcho of a new radio station that plays all the music we loved so much on WHB.  

    

The Network.

I think this is a good thing.  Time will tell.  I've started to make KC connections via LinkedIn and other social online networks.

I look at the connections of KC folks I already know and request connections to folks who I used to know years ago when I lived in Kansas City or who have similar interests/skills.

Worth a shot.

Jitters.

My realtor got out her dainty sledgehammer and pounded a FOR SALE sign into my front lawn yesterday afternoon.  This morning, I dropped off my sweet doggie at the vet to have a growth removed from her ear.  Thursday morning, I'm meeting with my staff to discuss having to cut 4.75 percent of next year's budget.  Home inspection is this Friday.  Photos of my home will be taken this week to upload for a Virtual Tour.

OK, so I'm a little jittery.  

I'm still moving forward.