Friday Night BeerBlog

It snowed on April 1st. I freaked out, but realized that the weather was just having a little setback. I'm no stranger to setbacks. They happen to me all the time. And it would be easy to give up - the big snooze monster would love that, but you just have to get up and go again.
Setbacks assume some motion forward - two steps forward, one step back, but the good thing is that you are still one step forward.

Don't give up, don't ever give up.

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Sending you light and love for an awesome Easter weekend.

LLM

On this week's reading of the Friday Night BeerBlog, I talk about the constant yearly annoyance of taxes, especially for the self-employed. I'm lucky because Mike does our taxes, but that doesn't let me off the hook. I make sure to have snacks and beer at the ready.

Our downloads of the FNBBs are down, so I'm contemplating not doing the Friday night blog podcast read, but I need to hear from you. Do you enjoy to hear us read the blog or no? It's fun to do it with Mike, but I want to give the audience what they want. Let me know on my website llmcshane.com. I guess doing these doesn't hurt, and it's fun to annoy Mike with them, so maybe I'll continue anyway. (That's the beer talking.)

Have a great week and we'll be back next week.

Peace.

LLM

It's the 12th Friday Night BeerBlog and tonight I'm talking about the NEW work-life balance scenario that exists in our NEW normal. There are some benefits, but don't think that you employer isn't benefitting as well. Is it balanced? Let's discuss it.

Thank you for listening - we hope you have enjoyed it and if so, share it with other people who are being held prisoner by the man. haha. JK, just share. And SUBSCRIBE so you'll know when new episodes are available.

My blog can be actually READ at my website https://llmcshane.com. Check it out, along with some other stuff.

I've been a little off today, but will hopefully be firing on all cylinders by next Friday.

Take care - have a great week.

LLM

On Number 13 FNBB Mike and I are reading the blog and talking about REST and how it is imperative to your actual survival. If you are deprived it is akin to a form of torture.

We argue that getting enough rest is hard, but needs to be 42% or 10 hours of your day.

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Much love - till next week - 

LLM

On this week's FNBB - Mike and I are on the road  packing up our youngest and moving her stuff back to KY. She is graduating from college. We are reminiscing about her strong will and knowledge of self as we hope  that she will be able to translate that into some success as she enters the young adult years.

It's the time of graduation and we offer congratulations to all of those parents out there who are truly sending their kids off into the great, blue beyond. This is where they all learn that the things they endured in their school years gets exponentially  harder in this next phase.

Thank you for listening to our podcast - this one has been a long time in coming. You can follow me at my website https://llmcshane.com and sign up there for updates on the blog or podcast.

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Till next week - much love.

LLM

The Hallmark Calendar is telling us that Sunday is Mother's Day. It's time to take our guilt and cram all the love and attention we haven't given her over the past 364 into this one day.

I kid, but as we grow up we don't celebrate our moms enough. We are too busy seeing her as Wonder Woman with a Lightsaber. There is no way this super hero would need anything form us to be the amazing person she is. Then we get older and we come to realize that she is just a human, like us. She needs love and appreciation every day, not just one day a year.

Mike and are talking about all the things and gearing up to spend the weekend celebrating our moms because we are lucky enough to have both of them.

I'm wishing you a blessed weekend. If you dig what we've got going, please SUBSCRIBE and if you want to read the blog it is available at my website https://llmcshane.com.

Sending lots of love and understanding - 

LLM

Hey - Lesley here - Tonight the Friday Night BeerBlog is about Overcommitted in many levels. To other people, to ourselves and then we overcommit our children. Are we move back into post-covid life, we need to re-evaluate what is ESSENTIAL. What activities do we HAVE to do and what can we decide to leave behind. Maybe there are some we still want to do, but we just need to slow their roll.

Thanks for listening - it's been a strange week as I've been readjusting my own commitments. I apologize for a jumbled blog mess, but the week got away, but the message is pretty clear.

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Till next week - LLM

Mike is out of town, but that isn't stopping us from doing the Friday Night BeerBlog. I had had had to include Mike this week because the blog concerns him. We're talking about the terrible confusion over MASK-WEARING. If you are fully vaxxed, where do you have to wear it? Where do you not have to wear it?

We've made it this far and I'm afraid to get yelled at for not wearing mine. Mike wasn't so lucky and he tells us all about it.

Life is weird and seeing people in Target not wearing a mask is weirder.

OK Friends - SUBSCRIBE and RATE. By the way, Mike and I also talk a little about the death of a fellow cyclist Gwen Inglis at the hand of a driver under the influence at 10:30 in the morning while riding with her husband. Put down the alcohol, the marijuana, the phone while driving. DAMMIT!

Till next week - LLM

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Seeing your kids move into young love and all that comes with it is hard, especially because we remember what that meant. Hey now, these are my kids - I was referring to holding hands, snuggling, and smooching every now and then, right?! And in Cate and Chris's case, the annoying "BARNACLE!" movement.

Parenting  humans entering the adulting phase isn't easy, just like parenting infants, toddlers, kids, pre-teens, and teens is hard. Damn. When is it going to get easier? But these are the days when we as parents need to just keep our mouths shut if we ever want to see them again.

I keep trying to remind myself how I felt at this age. And if I remember correctly, I didn't give a rat's ass about how my mom felt about pretty much anything. So mum is the word.

Thanks for listening this week - we appreciate it so much!

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See you guys later - JEEZ, I hope Cate, Ian, or Chris don't read or listen to this podcast!

LLM

Hey Friends - It's a rare Friday Night BeerBlog on a Saturday night. There's a lot happening in the McShane house right now with work, no air conditioning, and health problems of some family members, so when I sat down to write this week's blog I attached myself to this idea - that I am smack dab in the middle of what life has to offer.  We went to a baby shower for the first child of some friends and the daughter of one of other friend is getting married in a few weeks. 

It feels strange that Mike and I have been married 25 years, but 1996 was just yesterday. Time feels like it's bending. Events seem to be so close, but they happened long ago. 

I have deduced that we are in the Wednesday of life. We're on the hump, smack dab in the middle, and that is just fine with me. Thursday, stay away.

As always, thanks for listening - it means a lot. And if you've enjoyed PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and Share. 

I'll be back on Wednesday with another podcast - until then. 

LLM