I was going to let it go, I really was. But I can’t. I’m participating in yet another blogging challenge but decided to not put as much pressure on myself for this one and to attempt to make the posts more organic, more natural than previous challenges. For one, I didn’t announce that I was … Read More
No other place I’d rather be
A common question that is asked in the “get to know you” kind of conversations is, “if you could live anywhere, where would it be?” The idea, I think, is to see what place you dream about, what place you think is the best place to live. Most answers it seems are either nostalgic or … Read More
Teaching a cat to snorkel
One of my favorite quotes of all time is something I first heard from my friend Valerie. It’s from the book The Joy of Work: Dilbert’s Guide to Finding Happiness at the Expense of Your Co-workers by Scott Adams, the guy who does the Dilbert cartoons (in case that wasn’t obvious from the book title). … Read More
Day 31: Finally done (!) and lessons gained
At the risk of sounding like I’m accepting an Academy Award of blogging, I wanted to thank everyone who had stayed with me on this journey through the 31 Days of Simple Joys, especially those who are receiving my blog via email.