my journey, destination unknown
Today is National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day and Paper Currency Introduced in US and National Chili Day. Woke early to take care of things, get the girls going, walk Phelix, clean, and work. When I was done with work, I went out to run errands and go to the gym. During the afternoon, I did…
While we were in Florida between Christmas and New Years, we decided to drive through some campuses on our way home just to start getting a feel for what Camille likes and dislikes about where a campus is and how it is laid out. Perhaps that sounds a little superficial, but as one of her…
Today is National Tortilla Chip Day. Up early to work, get Camille off early to TOK, clean, work, walk Phelix. I worked all day, taking short breaks to read, knit, have lunch, walk the dog. Camille stayed at school late for theater. Chloe went over to a friend’s house. I left for my first aid/CPR…
April is the “Cooking and Creations” month in my Happiness Project. In 2014 and 2015, the topic was focused on cooking. This year, I added creations to the list, since 2016 is “Create”. I have spent the past couple of years working to organize my online recipes – ones I like I print out and…
Today is National Banana Bread Day and National Dog Biscuit Day. Up early to get the girls going, work, and clean. Mid-morning, I went to the Red Cross; the pile of work was enormous, and I was there for four hours. When I got home, I had just a little time to eat and work…
Yet again, no new books this week still dealing with a large pile from three weeks ago. When will I get the chance to read again? I’ve been putting on lots and lots of miles in the car this week, looking at colleges. Not much time for reading. We did listed to a few podcasts,…
Today is World Thinking Day and National Margarita Day. I got up at 5:30 so I could get it all done. Projects, walk Phelix, work, get the girls off, clean, walk Phelix, work, return to the gym at long last. I got home, showered, and drove tot he high school. Just as I was about…
We celebrated “National Cherry Pie Day” in week 8. Coming up this week: 22: World Thinking Day and National Margarita Day 23: National Banana Bread Day and National Dog Biscuit Day National Banana Bread Day Banana Bread recipe 24: National Tortilla Chip Day 25: National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day and Paper Currency Introduced in US…
Today is National Sticky Bun Day and International Mother Language Day. I got up early to read, clean, and walk the dog. Rob took Chloe to choir, then went to a meeting. I went through old papers then caught up on other things. When Chloe got home, we had a family meeting, then I worked…
One of my favorite photos from my photography class…. Zoom burst!
Today is Love Your Pet Day and National Cherry Pie Day. I got up early to tackle my to do list. Rob, Camille, Chloe, and Grace went to Waffle House for breakfast. After Grace went home, we went to Emory to do our Cluetown tour of the campus. Back at home, I made soup, Chloe…
Family time. With a super-busy middle schooler and a high schooler who is balancing IB, college search, and work, it is hard to find time for family time. My goal is that every weekend, we do one interesting thing as a family. It isn’t easy, but I do try. Today we chose to visit Emory…
Today is National Chocolate Mint Day. Up early to read my magazines and clean. I worked for a while in the morning, then Camille went out to get us lunch. I took care of various projects in the afternoon, then had the chance to read some books for a change. Rob got home and went…
As I left Bercy Village and walked back through the park, my destination was the Promenade Plantee, the original Highline. I had stumbled across it once before in my travels to France, but decided that I would try to walk most of it this time. I found the beginning with a little help from my…
Today is Drink Wine Day and National Battery Day. Up early to work, clean, and take care of things. After my conference call, Camille and I went to lunch at Green Ginger. In the afternoon, I worked on my projects, then made dinner. We watched the Shadowhunters movie in the evening. #BestDayEver #day0144
Last spring, in Camille’s sophomore year, we attended our first college fair when Colleges That Change Lives came to Atlanta. We like the idea of the organization, but Camille’s desire to attend an urban school quickly crosses many of the schools off of her list. Last summer, the summer between Camille’s sophmore and junior years,…
Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day and National Cafe Au Lait Day and My Way Day. I was tired from all our running around and slept in a little before pushing the girls to help me get the house picked up. I worked for a while, then Camille and I walked down to Agnes…
March is the “House” month in my Happiness Project: 2014 and 2015. As there are no “overreaching” projects that I want to tackle for the house, March is when I update my “house project” planning list. I had more projects in the past years as I was still working on the original “decorating” of our…
Today is National Almond Day. I got up early to take care of my projects. Just after I woke Camille, an email came in that our tour was delayed an hour due to the weather. Camille enjoyed the extra rest, and I got ahead on various things! We managed to get out of the hotel…
I realized today that amongst all the other projects I’ve been working on — photography, work, knitting, happiness, and so on — one thing that is taking up a good bit of my time these days is the search for a college for Camille. I am quite sure our approach is different than that of…