http://mikelathrop.com The musings of a typical midlife family guy in Victoria, BC, Canada Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:57:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mikelathrop.com/2012/02/i-asked-for-help-and-made-it-happen/#comment-73 Tera Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:57:07 +0000 http://mikelathrop.com/?p=43#comment-73 Wow - your 'dining room reno' looks amazing! Having a little one in a condo does have it's space challenges. On the flip side, Topaz, Beckwith and Beacon Hill Parks are our backyards and the Pacific Ocean is our front yard...you are truely a lucky man. Wow – your ‘dining room reno’ looks amazing! Having a little one in a condo does have it’s space challenges. On the flip side, Topaz, Beckwith and Beacon Hill Parks are our backyards and the Pacific Ocean is our front yard…you are truely a lucky man.

]]> http://mikelathrop.com/2012/02/i-asked-for-help-and-made-it-happen/#comment-72 Kayla Melchior Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:01:10 +0000 http://mikelathrop.com/?p=43#comment-72 fantastic, and inspirational - good reminder to live in the moment we have now. and those cabinets look AMAZING!! fantastic, and inspirational – good reminder to live in the moment we have now. and those cabinets look AMAZING!!

]]> http://mikelathrop.com/2012/02/i-asked-for-help-and-made-it-happen/#comment-71 Celeste Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:15:28 +0000 http://mikelathrop.com/?p=43#comment-71 Mike, as always your posts are a fine combo of practical and thought-provoking! Thank you for sharing a job well done. Mike, as always your posts are a fine combo of practical and thought-provoking! Thank you for sharing a job well done.

]]> http://mikelathrop.com/2012/02/i-asked-for-help-and-made-it-happen/#comment-70 mike Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:54:09 +0000 http://mikelathrop.com/?p=43#comment-70 So true! As soon as I started to focus on living where I was, it suddenly didn't seem so bad anymore. I have felt like slapping myself of the forehead for waiting so long to figure this out, but for the last few weeks, I've been too busy getting out the toolbox or the vacuum cleaner to have a hand free. So true! As soon as I started to focus on living where I was, it suddenly didn’t seem so bad anymore. I have felt like slapping myself of the forehead for waiting so long to figure this out, but for the last few weeks, I’ve been too busy getting out the toolbox or the vacuum cleaner to have a hand free.

]]> http://mikelathrop.com/2012/02/i-asked-for-help-and-made-it-happen/#comment-69 mike Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:49:40 +0000 http://mikelathrop.com/?p=43#comment-69 Hearing about the work you did in that regard was a pretty big inspiration for me through all this. Strong work in that regard, all while simultaneously completing the strong work of creating a new small human, to boot! Hearing about the work you did in that regard was a pretty big inspiration for me through all this. Strong work in that regard, all while simultaneously completing the strong work of creating a new small human, to boot!

]]> http://mikelathrop.com/2012/02/i-asked-for-help-and-made-it-happen/#comment-68 Stone Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:47:24 +0000 http://mikelathrop.com/?p=43#comment-68 I know exactly how you feel Mike. It is a hard transition to go through but so liberating. We've finally got our little apartment to a point of living not waiting. :) I know exactly how you feel Mike. It is a hard transition to go through but so liberating. We’ve finally got our little apartment to a point of living not waiting.

]]> http://mikelathrop.com/2012/02/i-asked-for-help-and-made-it-happen/#comment-67 nan Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:46:52 +0000 http://mikelathrop.com/?p=43#comment-67 I'm so happy for you! As a family, we recently made the shift from running away from all we thought we didn't have to running toward all we do. It's made all the difference in the world. Huge love to youses from all of us. I’m so happy for you! As a family, we recently made the shift from running away from all we thought we didn’t have to running toward all we do. It’s made all the difference in the world. Huge love to youses from all of us.

]]> http://mikelathrop.com/2012/01/time/#comment-66 Rebecca Lathrop Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:42:31 +0000 http://mikelathrop.com/2012/01/time/#comment-66 I too like all your blogs. I often wonder what my grandchildren's children will be confounded by when they are my age. I hope they have grandchildren who can help them when that time comes. I do. I am fortunate. I too like all your blogs. I often wonder what my grandchildren’s children will be confounded by when they are my age. I hope they have grandchildren who can help them when that time comes. I do. I am fortunate.

]]> http://mikelathrop.com/2012/02/i-asked-for-help-and-made-it-happen/#comment-65 Travis Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:38:28 +0000 http://mikelathrop.com/?p=43#comment-65 Awww, you guys... :) Awww, you guys…

]]> http://mikelathrop.com/2012/02/i-asked-for-help-and-made-it-happen/#comment-64 mike Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:10:51 +0000 http://mikelathrop.com/?p=43#comment-64 The fact you enjoy it just makes you more wonderful, bros. One (or two) of these days I'll have to return the favour(s). The fact you enjoy it just makes you more wonderful, bros. One (or two) of these days I’ll have to return the favour(s).

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