snapshots from gooney road โ 31 dec 2014
Camille was feeling sick, but we managed to clean up and pack up and get to the cabin for our New Years’ Eve celebration.
happiness project: EMPOWER and ENERGY (2015)
Here we are closing up the year 2014. And as people do, I’m thinking about what has gone by and how to plan for the new year ahead. 2014 was my year to SIMPLIFY and PREPARE. Happily, I’ve managed to complete most of the major projects on that list. Old projects have been completed and
snapshots from gooney road โ 30 dec 2014
Camille spent the day in recovery mode, sleeping and resting. Chloe went off to skate and ride the new streetcar with friends. Rob went to Alabama to kayak. I spent the day holding down the fort, organizing and preparing to head out of town.
python adventures.
With nothing pressing at work and most of my coworkers out for an extended winter break, I thought that maybe I would tackle an interesting project. Of the many ideas I came up with, I decided that getting started with learning Python might be a nice challenge. Step 1. Find a good tutorial. I found
snapshots from gooney road โ 29 dec 2014
The big adventure for today was Camille having all four of her wisdom teeth removed. Phil and Barbara stopped by on their way to the cabin; Phelix was practically doing backflips when they arrived.
celebrations: week 1 (29 dec 2014 – 4 jan 2015)
We celebrated a few week 52 holidays including Festivus and Christmas. Coming up this week: 29: Pepper Pot Day and National Get on the Scales Day 30: National Bicarbonate of Soda Day Irish Soda Day 31: New Year’s Eve Update address book Thank you cards Donate money to a Kiva charity Work on the next
snapshots from gooney road โ 28 dec 2014
A day where everyone went their own way, then we came together and had kale chips and scalloped potatoes for dinner.
brain training.
I like to believe that I used to be smart. I always did well in school and completed my doctorate at age 25. But then something happened. Maybe it was a serious case of the so-called “mommy-brain”. Or too much multi-tasking to keep up with being a homeschooling, traveling, working mom. Or too little time
snapshots from gooney road โ 27 dec 2014
Rob worked on his electronics project. Camille worked on her sophomore project, sewing. Chloe worked on getting her hair colored – it didn’t work. I made dinner for seven people – not everyone got plenty since I had thought I was cooking for four. After dinner, I took five teens to go see the new
not judging.
Is it social media? Is it me feeling like I’m not all I should be? I don’t quite know, but over the past year, I’ve found myself being a bit judgmental. I keep it to myself, but I don’t like it. Not one bit. I remind myself that I don’t know these people or I
snapshots from gooney road โ 26 dec 2014
After extended morning chores, the girls had time to play on the Xbox before Rob took them to Six Flags for the afternoon. I had time to color and draw as well as watch old movies.
photo friday: washington monument
Despite our quite numerous extended trips up to DC, especially the year that Rob had an apartment there, we never made it to the Washington Monument. To correct this neglectfulness, as soon as I arranged to hopefully have a White House tour, I booked tickets at the Washington Monument. And not a moment too soon.
snapshots from gooney road โ 25 dec 2014
While it would be nice to have a real fireplace, our apartment living doesn’t allow for one. So when I feel the need for one, I settle for the virtual one.
merry christmas.
It was a quiet Christmas. Almost too quiet for my liking. I’ve worked hard to have enough downtime, but now I need to start adding in some more fun things as well. I wish we had made a nice breakfast, taken a walk, gone to the movies. As I consider my goals for next year,
snapshots from gooney road โ 24 dec 2014
Christmas Eve. Varied projects around the house, lots of movies to watch. In the evening, we drank egg nog and opened the stack of holiday cards that we had put aside.
protecting my time.
I’m notorious for quickly finding a new project whenever I seem to find a spare minute. I’ll decided to start a new blog, volunteer for some organization, learn something new. And then I have too.much.to.do. Yet again. What a terrible cycle. As I worked to free myself from all of my (mostly) self-created obligations over
snapshots from gooney road โ 23 dec 2014
Rainy day jigsaw puzzles … a perfect start to our break. A broken RedBox, fruity booty and then the Festivus meal and cake.
take a walk.
The other day, I realized I needed something from the grocery store that our Baby Kroger doesn’t stock. Which meant I would have to get in the car and go to a further off store to get it. But why not walk? My mind screamed “YOU DON’T HAVE TIME!” What? Instead of a 30 minute
snapshots from gooney road โ 22 dec 2014
For the first time ever, we managed to finish a puzzle without losing a single piece! Rob, Camille and I then went to see Big Hero 6 – Chloe had already seen it … so she stayed home.
celebrations: week 52 (22-28 dec 2014)
We celebrated a few week 51 holidays including Coming up this week: 22: National Date Nut Bread Day 23: Festivus and National Pfeffernuesse Day Meatloaf, Pepperidge Farms Chocolate cake covered with m&ms, feats of strength 24: Christmas Eve and National Egg Nog Day Open cards while drinking egg nog Open one gift 25: Christmas and
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