Category Archives: Daily musings

I had a lovely Christmas but I didn’t get anything I wanted

Cue the music, this is where the evil Disney queen comes in, right? A lovely family day, pleasant meal, fun opening gifts. And 24 hours later, a comment…. not malicious, not meant to draw blood, just an offhand comment “I … Continue reading

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Good Intentions and $5 Will Get You A Peppermint Mocha

OK so much for a letter of the alphabet EVERY DAY in November with a gratitude connected to it…. lesson learned – never publicly declare something you are unprepared to back up! But… I MEANT TO DO IT… so that … Continue reading

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B is for Better

I was off to such a great (consistent) start, then Friday night I got hit with some kind of flu bug, which resulted in sleeping 38 of the next 48 hours! Some day I will learn not to promise daily … Continue reading

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A is for Adoration

Adoration – the act of adoring – to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect. Honor. There are no half-measures to this concept! We are all in with adoration. I am grateful not only for the ability to adore … Continue reading

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Well, yeah, if you want to look at it THAT way….

So many times we roll our eyes when someone says we should be grateful – sometimes it’s hard to stay positive in a culture that tells us if we only had THIS we could be happier, and if we didn’t … Continue reading

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Consistency whaaaaaat????

Well I see that early in the year I vowed to be more consistent in 2013 than I was in 2012…. so yay me for being so consistent! I was consistent, I was consistent, I was consistent (in the spirit … Continue reading

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In Praise of Bunnies

As is often the case (at least for me) what started out as a joke, which was intended to be an offset to much unpleasantry, has ended up being a wonderful addition to my life. I have, for the most … Continue reading

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Let Me Tell You About Me!

I was driving the other day and, while waiting at a red light, found myself behind an average looking car. By the time the light turned green I had surmised that the vehicle belonged to a divorced (or widowed) dad … Continue reading

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2012 in review – not too bad for a first year! 2013’s goal will be consistency….

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,600 times in 2012. If it were a Dreamliner, … Continue reading

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Long Overdue Thanks

In this season of Thanksgiving it is easy to look around and see what is right in front of us that deserves some gratitude. Recently though, it came to my attention (one of the sane voices in my head finally … Continue reading

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