Author: Kimber Michaela

First, I want to thank all my new followers, I’m sorry I haven’t added any new words in a very long while, with everything going on, my creativity seems to have taken a hit. *fingers crossed* things will start to flow again but thank you to Everyone who is still following me.

The Remodel is complete, and we are back in the building- WOOOOOTTTT!!!

Before when we moved most of the stuff to the trailer December 20th, 2024

Drum Roll……..

After- New everything, pretty much top to bottom.

MY Office Before, without my desk and 9 file cabinets , the cabinet housed all the data, telephone system, camera, I was back here for 32 years.

After— Left side coming in. Can never have enough bulletin board space-LOL

The middle- I now have a window and 4 file cabinets, I still have some of the AT&T data equipment that is still mounted on the plywood, that had been hidden by the cabinet, but with my Boss old furn it is a bit hidden, which is why everything is shifted to the one side of my office which you will see if the next photo. Everyone says my office is very welcoming and homely- which I take as a compliment.

Right side from doorway I will say my wellness is better since we moved back in, being surrounded by all my stuff helps! 😉

We are as of Monday 6/23 are on a brand-new computer software program- out is the old system we have used for 40 years. So, training while in the trailer was interesting, I’m proud to say nothing major has happened, we have been doing pretty good so far for our first week. So, glad we were back in the building before we went live.

I’m so behind on reading Everybody, will try to get back in a routine soon. Wanted to check in and say I’m still around, miss you guys. Wishing Everybody a Happy Sunday and good week ahead.

Laterz KM

Well, we haven’t needed bail money $$ or an ambulance with all 11 of us crammed in the double wide trailer, so I am calling that a win 😀

A few of the peeps, have closed their office doors, if it gets too noisy with customers and everyone talking, unfortunately they put the copy/scanner in my office, so I can’t do that.

But here are some pictures of my little corner of the trailer, so loving the window right now.

Only drawback, with the bathrooms still being remodeled is the walk to the potty trailer, its abit breezy and cold when you come around the other trailer. But the end result will be so great.

Now, I know what my Builder Supers deal with everyday. 😉

Pictures from the sunrise from the trailer stairs- Sorry my phone did not due them justice!!

Stay Safe and Warm if you are in the path of all this Winter weather!!

Always,
Kimber Michaela
Pictures (c) 2025

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

While I don’t do resolutions, I did adopt a tradition from an author, on finding a word and
focusing on it for the year!

My Word for the World for 2024 was Kind- BE Kind its ugly what’s all going on right now.
My Words for the World in 2025 is Compassion and Understanding!!!

My Word for Myself for 2024 was Progress and while I did make progress it wasn’t what I wanted to get done.

My Word for 2025 is drum roll

Balance to let things go, when the button pushers poke my last nerve. As we embark on this new journey while the massive remodel goes on around us and answers are hard to find. I can’t do it all- they aren’t my responsibilities.

Balance on my health, blood work says I am prediabetic, I do have a sweet tooth, love my daily Pepsi and fast foods. So going to work on limiting my sugar and carbs and seeing where we are on the next blood work. I need to work on my mental health, writing has always been my therapy and not writing has been hard and a struggle.

So, I have some work ahead of me, but I also want to say thank you to all of you here. The sense of community when someone is down, being hacked, needing to take a break, knowing we will all still be here and celebrating all the highs. It is much welcomed right now. I don’t social media like I used to, just too much drama, bullshit and ugly in the world, but I am glad I started posting and reading all of your great works and badass pictures you’ll create.

So here is to a start of 2025-

Always,

Kimber Michaela 2025

We are going through a massive remodel at work, it started in October this is a glimpse of the upstairs from a month or so ago, putting sprinklers, new ceiling tiles, ducting, lights, paint and flooring that needed replacing. All of the salesman stuff is above the landing of my office and they are in a job trailer in the parking lot. They hoped once they got finished upstairs, they would move out of the trailer and part of downstairs could move, with a few using the upstairs space temporary.

This is where the main bathroom used to live, all the bathrooms are gutted in some form and we are using potty trailers. They are making the bathrooms ADA compliant and the men’s larger so they don’t use the ladies at times. This area is back behind my office, lots of jackhammering, dust. The room in the background is the pump room for the sprinkler system. They hoped to finish upstairs, move the salesman back up, move downstairs peeps to the trailer and a few of us temporary upstairs- Yeah that is not going to happen, so we downstairs are moving to a doublewide job trailer in the parking lot this week.

I’m the person, worrier who has been asking where are we going to put file cabinets, and other things we still need to do business, plus office furn, etc… I havn’t been getting alot of answers, and I’ve been very frustrated so part of the reason I havn’t been on much. Plus dealing with the button pushing Yahoos has made me short fused, questioning things that I have done for 25years?

My office of the last 30years, it was the old file room and the wood cabinet housed all the patch panels, switches, old telephone system, camera hardware- we just kept adding as needed. The clean carpet marks are from all my file cabinets, safe, printer and everything else that I keep track of. There was actually 2 of us here for a short time. With the remodel downstairs, for me I get to lose the cabinet and gain the wall space since the data is all going upstairs, new lights, paint, floor and I get a fixed window in a top corner to see out to the warehouse- *finger crossed new desk furn*. But all my stuff from my walls, shelves, knick knacks and everything else has been in boxes on my living rm since October- reason for my moodiness and why I didn’t decorate for the season this year.

This is part of our showroom and counter sales, new ceilings, lights, paint and fix up previous flooring, or replace, turn the counter sideways, build new offices in the back, built in desks, etc…. Most of the downstairs was moved the last few days- don’t ask where we put everything??? The last redo was done in 2016, so we are due!!!!

This is my space in the trailer, Yeap the data stuff goes where I go-lol. Along with the copier and other items them said needed to live with me. It will only be until March????

So, I’m still around, sorry to be so quiet, just alot going on.

Wishing Everyone Well Wishes during this Holiday Season.

Kimber Michaela

We have been so lucky to have a great contractor crew to work with during all of this.

Trying to stay up right
feel myself leaning
focus- focus- stand- straight.
I feel like a spinning top out
of control, my mind can’t keep up.
I fall over and skid across the floor
landing hard against the wall.
I lay there but no one comes
to put me up right again.
They think I’m balanced, unstable.
They don’t to be near me.
To afraid they might catch my unbalanced life.

(c) 2010 Kimber Michaela

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Standing on the edge looking down
I see sharks circling waiting to
take a bite, wanting me to feel
the terror and pain.

Someone tosses them something
to busy themselves.
Someone who doesn’t seem to understand
what inflicting pain can do and feel like.

Standing on the edge looking down
the shark’s no longer circle.
Now you know why I was screaming
and crying in pain.

(c) 2012 Kimber Michaela

He tastes like the sweetest cravings
the kind you want to indulge in
over and over again.

This craving you will never get tired of.

He is addiction with a capital A
there is no substitute, no 12-step program
or rehab for it.

His voice, touch, smell and the way
he looks- makes it even harder
to roll out of bed and head to
your daily life.

But that addiction will there, when
you pick the romance novel laying on
your nightstand when you get home.

(c) 2008 Kimber Michaela

the caress
the look in the eyes
the anticipation of the kiss
the feel of his breath
bodies touching
time seems to stand still.

you blink and see yourself staring
at them through the glass
they don’t see you
that is how powerful the touch
that shouldn’t be is.

(c) 2013 Kimber Michaela

His words touch her
almost like he was dipping his pen
into the vein of her soul and letting
it flow on to the pages.

Anyone who reads his words can
feel the raw emotions and longing
spilling from his soul.

In his words, they are ONE!

(c) 2009 Kimber Michaela

I wait for the excitement to build.

I wait to feel the power surging through.

I wait for the right moment.

I wait …

Release it …

Then only silence fills the space.

Patience is not always easy.

But I’ll wait …

(c) 2013 Kimber Michaela