I recently ran across one of my early blog posts where I wrote about puttering, probably for the first time.

That post was 19 years ago. HOW?

I can’t even believe I’ve been blogging that long.

Here’s what I wrote at the start of that post:

After 21 years together, my husband and I have finally realized something — we enjoy puttering. I used to think that we were obsessive about cleaning, disorganized or challenged in time-management since we were often late for things.

Clearly, I thought, something was wrong with us! Why didn’t we always get to the bigger, more important jobs like cleaning out the garage? Why did it seem everyone else got so much more done than we did? Why were we late for functions when we were all dressed and ready in plenty of time? Lately it has become more clear. We are putterers (is that a word?). That explains everything.

Often our day starts off with a list of things in our minds that we must do and get to. We acknowledge it will be “a busy one” and we start off eating some cereal or toast, make a latte, and before we know it…we’re puttering.

I had to laugh reading that.

But here’s the thing.

WE ARE STILL THE SAME WAY!

Back then we had toddlers and teens at home.

Now we’re empty nesters with a couple of pups.

Seasons change. A lot has changed since then.

Except, we are still putterers.

I think once you discover you’re a putterer, it might be safe to say you are always going to be a putterer.

Puttering is just part of how I function in the world LOL!

Are you a putterer?

You can read the rest of the “2007 puttering story” here.

And below I’m sharing a few moments from around the house this first week in May!

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