my journey, destination unknown
We celebrated a number of week 27 holidays, including Independence Day. Coming up this week: 6: First Picture Postcard Made and National Fried Chicken Day 7: Chloe’s Birthday and Chocolate Day and Tell the Truth Day and Macaroni Day and National Strawberry Sundae Day and Global Forgiveness Day 8: Video Game Day and Chocolate with…
Today is Workaholics Day and National Apple Turnover Day and Build a Scarecrow Day. I got up early to tackle my list of things to get done. I finally got Chloe up around 10am to go walk Charlie. I took Phelix out to the park to play with her for a bit. I picked up…
Today is Independence Day. I got up early to tackle that stupid list of things that needed to get done (not all of it did). Chloe and Anna took care of Charlie, then went to get bagels with Rob. I then took the girls to Kroger to buy ingredients for a cake and food for…
Today is Eat Beans Day National Chocolate Wafer Day. Rob went off kayaking. The girls and I hung out at home, picking up, reading and relaxing. Chloe took care of her dog walking job; Camille painted boots. Anna came over to spend the night.
Today is World UFO Day and I Forgot Day. Up early to work and tackle the list of things to get done before we leave again. Chloe walked Charlie then started cleaning her room in preparation for moving around some furniture and redecorating. Camille did chores and did some sewing. In the evening, Rob took…
Today is Canada Day and National Ginger Snap Day and National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day and International Joke Day. Chloe and I left at 7:30 for her GI appointment and got home (after a stop at Michael’s and Moe’s) around noon. Going to see Dr. Gold always kills half a day no matter what….
Empower and Energy, Project 44 and the monthly projects in my Happiness Project … so many projects! In reality, they are all facets of the same project, guiding me to finish or give up old projects and move forward on the ones that are most important to me. June’s main theme was Blogs. Each year…
Today is Meteor Day and Social Media Day. I spent the morning catching up at work. Rob took Chloe to the dermatologist so I could keep working. In the afternoon, Camille went to Addie’s house and Chloe and Matthew watched The Shining. I made pasta for dinner, then went to a Community Focus Group on…
Today is National Waffle Iron Day and National Almond Butter Crunch Day. Back to the usual schedule. I got up early to clean, take care of things around the house and work. Camille and I had our dentist appointments – no cavities! We stopped at the Book Nook for comics, Moe’s for lunch and the…
We celebrated a number of week 26 holidays, including NationalChocolate Eclair Day. Coming up this week: 29: National Waffle Iron Day and National Almond Butter Crunch Day 30: Meteor Day and Social Media Day 1: Canada Day and National Ginger Snap Day and National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day and International Joke Day 2: World…
Today is International Caps Lock Day and National Tapioca Day. I got up and tackled my to do list and then worked for a few hours. Rob unpacked then went biking with Chloe. Flannery came over; she and Chloe swam while I talked with the neighbors. We made burgers and farm veggies for dinner.
Today is Sunglasses Day and National Orange Blossom Day and Great American Backyard Campout. Chloe and her friends had a mid-morning silly string fight. We then worked on cleaning up all around the house, especially the kitchen which had become a disaster area. Camille read, made bracelets and baked cookies. I bought Music Midtown tickets…
As much as I love to travel, it is nice to come home again. And something that makes home nice? My own bed and washing machine, for sure. But even more? Friends. It takes me a long time to make friends. In Brookhaven, I don’t think I knew the names of more than a couple…
Today is Bicycle Patented and National Chocolate Pudding Day and Take Your Dog To Work Day. After a morning of work, I switched to taking care of things around the house. We had a party in the amenities room for our new property manager. Chloe and her friend swam, then Camille made chocolate pudding from…
TIGER! Have you been Tiger? Rob and the girls stopped by one in Dublin and were impressed, but then we kept seeing them. Everywhere. A short search brought me to New to the US: Danish Tiger Store’s Colorful, Inexpensive Home Goods. Yep, that’s right. And we’re in love. When we finally stumbled upon the one…
Today is Log Cabin Day and National Strawberry Parfait Day and National Handshake Day. I should know by now not to expect much from myself on re-entry. But three days really ought to do it. By the weekend, I’m hoping to have time for more interesting things than work and crossing things off the list-that-grew….
I’m drowning, once again. The busy-ness of returning home in combination with tiredness from a super-long travel day and jet lag leaves me feeling off-kilter, struggling to stay afloat. I have heard of people who add a day of vacation at home after a trip in order to find a better balance, but I don’t…
Today is International Fairy Day and National Pralines Day. Unpack, organize, clean, grocery shop. A day of recovering from our long time away. Chloe hung out with friends and then went to a sleepover. Camille and I went to the farmers market for some fresh fruit and veggies. I am struggling with trying to stay…
Daily Trip Diary Day 0: ATL > NYC > Shannon Day 1: Shannon > Galway Day 2: Galway > Mullaghmore > Londonderry (UK) > Portballintrae (UK) Day 3: Antrim Coast and Giant’s Causeway Day 4: The Dark Hedges > Belfast > Galway Day 5: Galway > Salthill Day 6: Around Galway Day 7: Ferry to…
Heading home. As is my normal, I woke every twenty minutes to be sure I wouldn’t sleep too late. I finally just gave up on trying to sleep and worked a bit. The girls had claimed to be packed, but I kept coming across things that had not been packed. With their delays, we were…