Raising the Roof

I’ve been pondering a theme for this year’s first blog post. Should it be about going beer tasting last week with Dad at 11 am? Our very weird conversation about the sex lives of residents at his retirement community? The hearing aid cleaning tutorial video that I put on YouTube for my brother to study? All of these stories are charming.

No, I want to celebrate the end of my 20-year home repair project list. I got a new roof today, a painful expense and a reminder of mortality. And thanks to good friends and networking, I also got my very first client for my patient advocacy consulting business (bows to Laura). The Free Dictionary defines “raising the roof” as being extremely noisy and boisterous. Google adds that it’s especially meaningful through cheering. According to the Urban Dictionary, the phrase means that we work together to increase our mutual potential rather than oppressing competition, then it states “also see douchebag.” Hmm.

As I patch together all sorts of activities and opportunities, it’s a quest with many twists and turns. I’m glad to have a roof over my head. I just started a new repair list for the next 20 years; first on the list is making sure I have my priorities straight.