Happy Sunday, Journeyer! It’s been a week full of celebrations and settling down… Warren and Big Guy and I left for a North Carolina visit with my family on the 28th. With our hectic work and travel schedules, we’re only able to make that trip about once every year or two, so it was nice to gather at a time … Read More
Bucket Fillers
Happy Sunday, Journeyer! I’m preparing this post from the passenger seat of our very loyal minivan! Yes, we’re on the road, again. Like my mother’s father, I give all of my vehicles a name, usually some form of Bessie, which is what I remember my grandfather calling his prized pickup. Our Bessie, a 2004 Chrysler Town & Country, started the … Read More
Visions of Sugarplums
Journeyer, as most of you know, Christmas is my most favorite time of year. I love almost everything about the season: The lights… The sounds… The spirit of giving and that beautiful thing that is the gift of receiving… The wonderful smells that waft through my house be they during my holiday baking days, the ham cooking on our family’s … Read More
Loosening My Load and Christmas
Journeyers, it’s been a busy week filled with holiday preparations and putting the last touches on our #BestTeachersGifts Giveaway! I made a surprise presentation to the fourth grade classes at a Groton Elementary School, to an educator who definitely understands the pay-it-forward phenomenon… He’s going to share the items with the other two fourth grade classes! One of our mentors … Read More
Hay + House = Happiness
Well, Journeyer, it’s going to be a light post this week… But joy still reigns! I’ve been busy working on the final touches for my book proposal that I’m submitting to the Hay House contest! Remember when I went to that workshop this past June? It was on that trip that I found the quote most moving, which I attached … Read More
Giving Thanks & Finding Gratitude with Buddha
Well, Journeyer, another week, another dollar, as the saying goes… Even though I shop all year long, I do sometimes find myself beginning to feel the pressure of all that has to be done during the holidays. When I hear that chatter in my head, I know… I know it is time to slow down, pause, and reflect on the … Read More
It’s All About That Base
Every winter for the past several years, Warren and I spend Monday and Tuesday evenings watching The Voice. There are many talented singers in this year’s competition, but of all the many songs that have moved me and brought me goose bumps, the one I can’t get out of my head is Anita Antoinette’s rendition of It’s all about that … Read More
Hypnotic Happy
Journeyer, I had the most amazing experience this past week… Most of us are no stranger to stress, and I am definitely no exception. With life already a bit crazy busy and a mounting saga at work, I knew I had to do something… So I phoned a friend. That statement alone makes me smile and tickles my happy organ! … Read More
Tricks & Treats
Well, Journeyer, This past week has been a big fat blur! I’ve spent more time than I’d care trying to figure out the best way to handle a tough work situation… I’ve been buried alive in business bookwork… …designing project graduation fundraising flyers and typing minutes… …assembling this donation—a child’s birthday party in a basket… …and finishing the sorting of … Read More
It’s a Happy, Golden Day
One of my favorite toddler videos was one where they sang this sing-along: It’s a happy, golden day; come along let’s sing and play; Singing makes us feel just great, Sing a song that’s happy and bright… too-do-doo-do… It was a rare occasion that my children were cranky, ornery, or downright obstinate (though Big Guy has always flirted with those … Read More