snapshots from gooney road – 22 oct 2015
Today is National Nut Day and International Caps Lock Day. Up early to clean, walk the dog, get the girls off, and work. The cleaners came later than expected, so I ha to leave for the gym before they were gone – Phelix had to get shut up in the bedroom. I had my first
snapshots from gooney road – 21 oct 2015
Today is National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day. Up early to take care of things around the house, walk the dog and work. And then I was done. And didn’t know what to do next. My happiness project? I finally freed up time in my life! Of course, I’ll be filling it with visits to the gym
snapshots from gooney road – 20 oct 2015
Today is National Brandied Fruit Day and National Suspenders Day. Up early to work, take care of things, and clean. Midmorning, I headed to the Red Cross; while I had missed two weeks, things have been so organized that we almost got caught up in just a few hours of work. At home, I worked
snapshots from gooney road โ 19 oct 2015
Today is National Seafood Bisque Day. I woke early and took care of lots of things. By the time the girls left, I was just about done with everything. Phelix and I went to Arabia. Back at home, I had my lesson on how to use the dumpster properly so I won’t smash my arm
snapshots from gooney road โ 18 oct 2015
Today is National Chocolate Cupcake Day. I got up at 4am and got busy with things around the house and with work. At 9:30, I left for my assessment at the gym; I was quite nervous, but it went okay. I stopped at Target and Office Depot on the way home; when I got there,
snapshots from gooney road โ 17 oct 2015
Today is National Pasta Day and Sweetest Day. I got Chloe up at 4am to take her to the high school to get the bus for her state XCountry meet. I spent the morning reading, cleaning and catching up. Camille and Claire went out to the thrift store. When both girls got back home, we
snapshots from gooney road โ 16 oct 2015
Today is National Bossโs Day and National Liqueur Day. I woke at 3:30 and got right to tackling my to do list. Later, I got the girls up and off to school. Once I had cleaned up, Phelix and I headed out to Arabia. When we got back, I did a little work and then
snapshots from gooney road โ 15 oct 2015
Today is National Chicken Cacciatore Day. I got up early to make coffee for Rob who had an early flight to Florida. The girls got off to school and I went back to bed – I was exhausted and achy. When I got up midmorning, I felt much better – I had not been sleeping
snapshots from gooney road โ 14 oct 2015
Today is National Chocolate-Covered Insects Day. I got up early, had breakfast, packed, checked out of the hotel, and took the RER to Charles de Gaulle. Except the train didn’t go to Terminal 2. It stopped at Terminal 1. Eventually someone told us the train wasn’t going any further, so we all got off and
snapshots from gooney road โ 13 oct 2015
Today is National Yorkshire Pudding Day. I woke early, but took time to take care of a bunch of things before heading out. I walked up to Bastille, then along Richard Lenoir until I got to the canal. I walked for a ways along the canal, but then started to ache and get quite tired,
snapshots from gooney road โ 12 oct 2015
Today is National Gumbo Day. Tried to get up early to take care of all the things, but hadn’t slept well and was too tired. I did manage to do a few things, shoewr and eat before it was time to meet Veronica to take the train to work. I had a nice day at
snapshots from gooney road โ 11 oct 2015
Today is National Coming Out Day and International Day of the Girl and National Sausage Pizza Day. I managed to get up early, have breakfast and start out. First stop was the metro to replace my tickets that no longer worked. Second stop was Pompidou to buy a scarf. I walk to Place des Vosges,
snapshots from gooney road โ 10 oct 2015
Today is National Cake Decorating Day and Universal Music Day and National Angel Food Cake Day. Though I tried to get up early, I had a bit of a slow start to the day. The breakfast in this hotel isn’t very good, but it was enough. I left a bit after 9 and walked up
snapshots from gooney road โ 9 oct 2015
Today is Leif Erikson Day and National Moldy Cheese Day and World Egg Day. Up early to take care of things, shower and pack. I checked out of the hotel, then Vero and I drove over to IBM for the first time. It was faster to walk than drive! I worked all morning, then we
snapshots from gooney road โ 8 oct 2015
Today is National Fluffernutter Day and World Tag Day. I got up early enough to take care of a few things; I wasn’t hungry, so I skipped breakfast once again. Vero and I walked the path over to work for the final time. I worked all morning and then went to lunch at Sodexo with
snapshots from gooney road โ 7 oct 2015
Today is National Frappe Day and Balloons Around the World Day. I had a hard time waking up this morning after having had such a long day yesterday; I skipped breakfast! Vero and I walked over to the IBM building and settled into work. I took care of a number of things and feel like
snapshots from gooney road โ 6 oct 2015
Today is Mad Hatter Day and National Noodle Day. I got up early to take care of a bunch of things and have breakfast in the hotel. At 8:15, Vero and I walked over to the IBM building. I wore my Birks, and my shins were on fire by the time we got there. I
snapshots from gooney road โ 5 oct 2015
Today is National Apple Betty Day and World Habitat Day. Up not as early as I would have liked, but still early enough to take care of a bunch of things before heading down to breakfast. Vero and I met in the lobby at 8:15 and walked over to IBM. It was a little longer
snapshots from gooney road โ 4 oct 2015
Today is National Taco Day and National Vodka Day. I tried to get up early, but really just needed sleep. I wasn’t hungry, so I skipped breakfast. I packed up and went down to checkout, but since the internet and phones were out from the flooding (and the hot water too apparently), I couldn’t settle
snapshots from gooney road โ 3 oct 2015
Today is National Caramel Custard Day. Tried to get up early, but just had to sleep until 8am this morning. I had a lovely breakfast in the hotel dining room – appears to be an old chapel. The forecasted rain was holding off, so I headed out to explore. First stop, the Promenade de la
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