creativity.
While my “Create” year isn’t scheduled until 2016, that doesn’t mean that I can’t start now, right? Creating might not be my focus for 2015 and thus not my top priority, but I’m going to open myself up to creating already. I’ve held myself back for so long because “I’m not good enough.” But to
snapshots from gooney road โ 3 jan 2015
A nice relaxing day. Phelix, Rob, my dad and I went for a walk down to Flat Creek. Barbara went birding. The girls slept in. Chloe and I made cream puffs for yesterday’s celebration. Rob worked on his antenna. We booked tickets to IRELAND!
Photo-A-Day 2014
I have posted my final photo-a-day for 2014! This past year, I posted my daily photos to Picasa and to facebook…. In my 2008 daily album on picasa, I posted 202 photos. In my 2009 daily album on picasa, I posted 227 photos. In my 2010 daily album on picasa, I posted 346 photos. In
snapshots from gooney road โ 2 jan 2015
A rainy day at the cabin spent reading, working, game playing and resting. Though a few did venture out and brave the weather to go shopping.
photo friday: white house tour
Back when I was a kid, taking a tour of the White House was no more complicated than taking a tour of any other historic site. These days, planning ahead and being flexible are a must for a tour. Six months to 21-days before your trip (earlier is always better as tours fill up) you
snapshots from gooney road โ 1 jan 2015
Barbara made a coffee cake for breakfast, then some of us went for a short hike around back. Both Camille and Chloe are feeling a bit under the weather, poor girls.
happy new year!
One of our traditions as of late has been to go on a hike, even if a short one, on New Year’s Day. With the girls both sick and my not having had enough hours of sleep, I wasn’t in the mood to head out, but my mom pushed me out the door. Phelix had
snapshots from gooney road โ 31 dec 2014
Camille was feeling sick, but we managed to clean up and pack up and get to the cabin for our New Years’ Eve celebration.
happiness project: EMPOWER and ENERGY (2015)
Here we are closing up the year 2014. And as people do, I’m thinking about what has gone by and how to plan for the new year ahead. 2014 was my year to SIMPLIFY and PREPARE. Happily, I’ve managed to complete most of the major projects on that list. Old projects have been completed and
snapshots from gooney road โ 30 dec 2014
Camille spent the day in recovery mode, sleeping and resting. Chloe went off to skate and ride the new streetcar with friends. Rob went to Alabama to kayak. I spent the day holding down the fort, organizing and preparing to head out of town.
python adventures.
With nothing pressing at work and most of my coworkers out for an extended winter break, I thought that maybe I would tackle an interesting project. Of the many ideas I came up with, I decided that getting started with learning Python might be a nice challenge. Step 1. Find a good tutorial. I found
snapshots from gooney road โ 29 dec 2014
The big adventure for today was Camille having all four of her wisdom teeth removed. Phil and Barbara stopped by on their way to the cabin; Phelix was practically doing backflips when they arrived.
celebrations: week 1 (29 dec 2014 – 4 jan 2015)
We celebrated a few week 52 holidays including Festivus and Christmas. Coming up this week: 29: Pepper Pot Day and National Get on the Scales Day 30: National Bicarbonate of Soda Day Irish Soda Day 31: New Year’s Eve Update address book Thank you cards Donate money to a Kiva charity Work on the next
snapshots from gooney road โ 28 dec 2014
A day where everyone went their own way, then we came together and had kale chips and scalloped potatoes for dinner.
brain training.
I like to believe that I used to be smart. I always did well in school and completed my doctorate at age 25. But then something happened. Maybe it was a serious case of the so-called “mommy-brain”. Or too much multi-tasking to keep up with being a homeschooling, traveling, working mom. Or too little time
snapshots from gooney road โ 27 dec 2014
Rob worked on his electronics project. Camille worked on her sophomore project, sewing. Chloe worked on getting her hair colored – it didn’t work. I made dinner for seven people – not everyone got plenty since I had thought I was cooking for four. After dinner, I took five teens to go see the new
not judging.
Is it social media? Is it me feeling like I’m not all I should be? I don’t quite know, but over the past year, I’ve found myself being a bit judgmental. I keep it to myself, but I don’t like it. Not one bit. I remind myself that I don’t know these people or I
snapshots from gooney road โ 26 dec 2014
After extended morning chores, the girls had time to play on the Xbox before Rob took them to Six Flags for the afternoon. I had time to color and draw as well as watch old movies.
photo friday: washington monument
Despite our quite numerous extended trips up to DC, especially the year that Rob had an apartment there, we never made it to the Washington Monument. To correct this neglectfulness, as soon as I arranged to hopefully have a White House tour, I booked tickets at the Washington Monument. And not a moment too soon.
snapshots from gooney road โ 25 dec 2014
While it would be nice to have a real fireplace, our apartment living doesn’t allow for one. So when I feel the need for one, I settle for the virtual one.
GBK Gwyneth
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