my journey, destination unknown
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…
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…
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…
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…
We didn’t celebrate many week 42 holidays, but I did have pasta on National Pasta Day! Alas, I forgot to take a photo …. Coming up this week: 19: National Seafood Bisque Day 20: National Brandied Fruit Day and National Suspenders Day 21: National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day 22: National Nut Day and International Caps Lock…
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,…
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…
Today is National Boss’s 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…
I’m not much of a shopper, but we seemed to go to many, many stores while in Dublin. The girls didn’t buy much at them, but it was fun seeing what was available….
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…
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…
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,…
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…
As I have been in France traveling, I didn’t celebrate any week 41 holidays, but Rory did make this pizza. Coming up this week: 12: National Gumbo Day 13: National Yorkshire Pudding Day 14: National Chocolate-Covered Insects Day 15: National Chicken Cacciatore Day 16: National Boss’s Day and National Liqueur Day 17: National Pasta Day…
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,…
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…
AT work. It has been so long since I’ve been able to say those words. Far too long. Sure, I work, but I don’t GO to work. I’m not AT work. And, yes, working from home is amazing. My hours are generally flexible. I have no commute. While I have interruptions, they are usually minimal,…
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…
Our apartment in Dublin — while having a myriad of ridiculous issues (wi-fi doesn’t always mean wi-fi), was in an excellent location. We could even see the River Liffey from every window. And, so, it was a central point of our explorations of Dublin.
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…