Recently I had a conversation with someone I have not known long, and after mentioning some of the activities I had planned for the weekend, they replied, “How do you do all that?” I made an offhand remark about making time by eliminating chores like laundry and dishes from my daily routine. (If only that [...]
Archive for the ‘happiness’ Category
A humble list, in no particular order of things that make me happy
Posted in happiness, improvisation, Inspiration, marriage, perspective, tagged cooking, du Saint-Exupery, food, happiness, homemaking, improv, photography, sex on June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Anniversary haiku, and a bonus
Posted in happiness, love, marriage, Monkey, tagged anniversary, ceremony, haiku, marriage on May 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »
All the seasons prove I can only love you more Year upon year, sir.
PRESENT!
Posted in friends, gifts, happiness on April 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A few weeks ago I posted a picture of a little owl pendant from an Etsy shop. Today, said owl pendant arrived in the mail, with no clue how it came to me! I smile – someone sent me a surprise! Speak up, you giver of gifts.
Window shop with me?
Posted in happiness, Inspiration, Items on March 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Window shopping has a different meaning than it used to. Today, it means there’s a browser window open to etsy.com, and I thought I’d share some things from my Favorites with you. Would you like to window shop with me? (These links are all set to open in a new window, in the spirit of [...]
Kiss like people at the airport.
Posted in happiness, kissing, love, Routine on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever been commended for kissing? The world really loves PDAs when they’re done right. Nearly every morning, bleary-eyed and coffee perked, the Monkey and I leave the house and walk together. He, to the metro and I to my office at a charter school. When we reach the corner where we part ways, [...]
Happy Chocolate!
Posted in Food, happiness on February 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Aphrodisiac, antioxidant, stimulant, and food art form, chocolate is perhaps, the most luxurious food on the planet. I’m not a huge chocoholic, but I do appreciate a delicious chocolate treat from time to time. A study reported by the BBC indicated that melting chocolate in one’s mouth produced an increase in brain activity and heart [...]
Please come in.
Posted in Decor, happiness, Home on February 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I love sharing my home. More importantly, I love being in my home. I remember my first house – a small remodeled trailer with a living room addition built on the back. I had a big kitchen with a sliding door out onto a large deck. I had a dining room, and a living room [...]
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Posted in happiness, improvisation on January 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’m not tooting my own horn here, but I have one trait that above all others I value in myself. Once I recognized it, I practiced cultivating it, and now know how to keep it healthy and working for me. It’s returns are better than any other investment I have. My capacity for happiness. A [...]
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