my journey, destination unknown
“We’re not in Georgia anymore.” Had I not known better, I would have agreed. As it was, we were still in Georgia, in the canyons of Providence Canyon State Outdoor Recreation Area. The canyons, formed by “poor farming practices during the 1800’s”, reveal the hidden beauty of the underground layers. The trails down to the…
For the next couple of days, we will be living “fishbowl” style, completely exposed. Hope I can remember this as I walk to wash my hands…. Rob is headed to vancouver tomorrow, so I asked him to remove all our window “treatments” tonight in anticipation of the installation of our new blinds on Friday —…
On our trip home today from Myrtle Beach, Chloe called in to talk to one of her best friends, Absolutely Mindy on Sirius/XM’s Kids Place Live. She was excited to tell Mindy about having picked up a jellyfish on the beach earlier. Until yesterday, I would have advised anyone to give a wide berth to…
Whenever we stay at the Embassy Suites in Myrtle Beach, the girls count on having room service for dinner one night. I’m not sure why; it has never been anything spectacular. I think they simply enjoy the IDEA of it. Or maybe it is for the adventure and hilarity that often ensues. One time, we…
As I sit here in my bed in the almost dark room, I am feeling quite at peace. No long list of things that must get done is hanging over me. No packing, unpacking, cleaning or cooking awaits me. This inner quiet is allowing me to open up and enjoy the happy noises around me….
Today, despite my still feeling under the weather and our plan to get packed up for a trip (we have TAHT down to a science), the girls and I ran out to Michaels and Target…. Not because we needed anything (though we did get things for our trip), but because, against my will, I got…
A couple weekends ago, we camped for two freezing nights at FDR State Park, just south of Atlanta. While there, we visited Callaway Gardens, but even more interesting was our time at the “Little White House”. Until last month, I had no idea, really, that FDR spent time in Georgia and certainly didn’t realize that…
Today I finally realized – I now have time to breathe. For years, I felt like I had not a single moment in which to do something for myself or even breathe. The few times I did take time to do something for me, I felt guilty and nervous about the growth of the backlog….
Or at least I think they should be. I appreciate some of the whimsical owl/bird stuff that’s come about in the past couple years, but I can’t help but think “That’d look great as turtles!” I’m always on the search for fun turtles to add to my “collection” — a friend that stopped by the…
Incredibly, I managed to just about clear out my to-do list in January. Unfortunately, along with February arrived a head cold that I just can’t shake. The good thing about having a clogged head is that the world is blissfully quiet. Silence everywhere, like that which follows a heavy snow, is quite pleasant. I only…
A couple weekends ago, we camped for two freezing nights at FDR State Park, just south of Atlanta. Part of the reason for the trip was that despite having lived in Atlanta for over a decade, we’ve never been to Callaway Gardens. So on Saturday, after thawing out and having had some breakfast, we made…
The next two or three posts are going to be of the “self-help” variety, making for very, very boring reading. Taking stock helps me stay on track, so bear with me ! As I wrote just a few days after my 41st birthday, I have a list of goals for this coming year. Other than…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…