happiness project: current status
I’ve ben working on my Happiness Project for a few months now, on and off. as January comes to a close, I decided to take stock and think about what I’ve been working on. my commandments so far: 1. Be authentic. 2. No excuses. 3. Be in the moment. 4. Stop multitasking. monthly projects: May
gustafer yellowgold at eddie’s attic
I can’t believe that we haven’t been to Eddie’s Attic since we’ve moved to Decatur! Two blocks away and yet we haven’t been…. Ever since we discovered the world of “kindie”, we’ve loved Gustafer Yellowgold. So t is a no-brainer that when Morgan and Rachel will be in our neighborhood, we will not only be
photo friday: fdr state park
I can just hear the comedy sketch that must take place every time someone decided to make this parking lot at F.D. Roosevelt State Park as a meeting point. A couple weeks ago, we packed up Evie, our VW PopTop, and headed south of Atlanta to F.D. Roosevelt State Park for a weekend of sub-freezing
Delta’s “Bait and Switch” Smells Rotten to Me
I hate Ticketmaster. I seriously hate Ticketmaster. But tonight I offered them up as a reasonable alternative to the Rotten, Stinky dishonest bait-and-switch game that Delta says is within their rights. Just for the heck of it, I looked up flights to NYC tonight. I was pleased to see flights for $180 round-trip per person.
The Sun’ll Come Out Tomorrow!
Ever since I was a little girl was lucky enough to see “Annie” on Broadway, I wanted to be Annie. I had an Annie doll. I had the piano book for the score. I had the record, then the tape and then even the CD. I had every lyric memorized (practically still do). Alas, it
Happy Birthday to Me!
Thursday, my age was incremented by one. Other than the fabulous birthday wishes I received on Facebook, it was a fairly ordinary day around here. Work, shuttling Chloe around, moving forward on the to-do list filled my hours. But I also set aside some time for dreaming about what I want this year to be
Do It Today: Day 18 Thoughts
January is more than half over, and I’m thrilled with my progress on this month’s Happiness Project “Do It Today”. This month, instead of my to-do list growing, it is shrinking. And getting all these things done, keeping up with the stuff coming in, simply sending out emails and making the calls instead of stressing
sub-freezing camping
We’ve been camping in sub-freezing temps before — at LEAF, in Jackson, WY. But this weekend was the first time that water froze to a solid block. Our gallon jugs froze and even the spigot at our site froze. Silly me, I had SCOFFED at the steady trickle (not drip) of the faucet at the
packing up
With this downsize move and Chloe’s starting school, our traveling lifestyle came to a sad, screeching halt. I miss it. Last January, we had a weekend at the cabin, a quick roadtrip to DC, a luxurious week at the Ritz in Fort Lauderdale and a frigid couple days in New Orleans. This January? We started
chloe’s new shoes
This weekend, the girls and I participated in the Run with the Dogs 5K and much to my (and her) surprise, my Chloe won third prize in her age group. No training, ran in jeans, walked with me for the first half mile, but she still managed to rock! (I have no idea how *I*
a knocker downer
Our family joke when we see a house that is collapsing in on itself is that it isn’t a “fixer upper” but that it is a “knocker downer”. Each year, the girls and I make a different gingerbread creation, such as a gingerbread tree, gingerbread village, etc. (all from kits, I’m not that creative). And
run with the dogs 5K
The girls didn’t want to do it. They didn’t want to get up early on a Saturday. They didn’t want to go out in the cold. (Cold? It was in the mid-50s at 8am!) They really didn’t want to walk 3 miles. But, I got them out the door and over to Decatur High School
where are all the books?
Okay, sure, I can’t imagine that anyone at the Decatur Library has noticed, but I’ve been on a bit of a borrowing spree. At least this kind won’t adversely affect my credit rating. (Except that this story of the police coming after a 5-year old with overdue books has me checking my library account daily
Year of Living Locally: Day 4
Despite having three cars at our disposal, the girls and I have gone for three days without using a car. That’s a fair carbon offset for Rob’s flights to Hong Kong last Sunday, right? Right? While I know it is silly to think that my little experiment is going to save the planet, I know
Do It Today: Day 3 Thoughts
I didn’t sleep well at all last night. Why is it that every appliance in the condo must inform us that the power has gone off and come back on? Beep Beep Beep. All. Night. Long. Add into the mix some aches and pains, and it was a rough night. I finally gave up at
Happiness Project: January – Do It Today
During the weeks before Christmas, I let the list of things that needed to get done weigh me down. In fact, I let these tasks weigh me down so much that I couldn’t do them. Instead of just tackling them, I let them strangle me. And then I found that I wasn’t enjoying the Christmas
GBK Gwyneth
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