Two things you should check out, pronto:
If you’re not reading the lovely, inspirational Gwen Bell, you really, really should be. She’s one of the internet women I admire most, and is always full of great ideas, inspiration and general feel-goodery. Her latest challenge is the Best Of ‘09 Blog Challenge, with a prompt for reflecting [...]
So, I am THRILLED to announce that I will be meeting up with some Chicago-area bloggers (ALL ARE WELCOME!) in December. Andrew and I will be visiting his family in Illinois, and plan to spend some time in Chicago. Since I know that many of you lovelies reside there, I thought a meet-up sounded like [...]
I really love going out to dinner. Andrew and I switch off nights for cooking dinner, and usually at least once a week, we find ourselves out at a restaurant. And seriously, I love it. Nothing is better after a longggg day than sitting down elsewhere, having someone else cook and clean and bring me [...]
*I’m blogging through my school years: Preschool one & two, kindergarten, first grade and second grade can be found by clicking on each of them.*
Thinking about third grade makes me smile to this day. To a little kid, it had all the markings of a great school year. My mom and I used to go [...]
All you can expect of yourself is your best at any given moment.
Sometimes, even though it hurts in the moment, it’s a gift when certain people aren’t part of your life any longer.
There’s no prize for Having All Your Laundry Done or Cleanest House or Perfect Anything.
You’re never too old to just want to hug [...]
I wish I had something exciting and substantial to post for y’all today, but, I will be a busy bee for most of my Friday. I will definitely NOT be Black Friday shopping, because, well…I just don’t do it. I don’t do crowds, or people who beat each other to get the last Dyson Animal [...]
Every year, I try and sit down to write a list of the things I am most thankful for.
My gratitude this year goes beyond being just appreciative. It is, at times, overwhelming relief.
2009 has been a year of close calls. It started in February, when I was given a pink slip and told that I [...]
I am sure that some of you are so tired of me and my gosh darn CHEERINESS and THANKFULNESS, and I am so sorry that you are bored, but also that you have a cold, shriveled little heart that cannot tolerate the gratitude I feel for life this year. I am kidding about that cold [...]
ACT ONE
I am in Raley’s, desperately trying to get a coffee and some cash before heading out to meet Gina for a craft fair. The woman in front of me is purchasing a latte and trying to get $100 cash back using her ATM card. She gets to the part when she enters her PIN [...]
Sometimes, I look around at my little life, and I wonder…hmmmm. Is this what it should be? Is this what I want it to be? Is this all it could be? And the truth is, I don’t know. I’m lucky enough to be surrounded (in real life, and online) by people doing all sorts of [...]
