merry christmas.
It was a quiet Christmas. Almost too quiet for my liking. I’ve worked hard to have enough downtime, but now I need to start adding in some more fun things as well. I wish we had made a nice breakfast, taken a walk, gone to the movies. As I consider my goals for next year,
snapshots from gooney road โ 24 dec 2014
Christmas Eve. Varied projects around the house, lots of movies to watch. In the evening, we drank egg nog and opened the stack of holiday cards that we had put aside.
protecting my time.
I’m notorious for quickly finding a new project whenever I seem to find a spare minute. I’ll decided to start a new blog, volunteer for some organization, learn something new. And then I have too.much.to.do. Yet again. What a terrible cycle. As I worked to free myself from all of my (mostly) self-created obligations over
snapshots from gooney road โ 23 dec 2014
Rainy day jigsaw puzzles … a perfect start to our break. A broken RedBox, fruity booty and then the Festivus meal and cake.
take a walk.
The other day, I realized I needed something from the grocery store that our Baby Kroger doesn’t stock. Which meant I would have to get in the car and go to a further off store to get it. But why not walk? My mind screamed “YOU DON’T HAVE TIME!” What? Instead of a 30 minute
snapshots from gooney road โ 22 dec 2014
For the first time ever, we managed to finish a puzzle without losing a single piece! Rob, Camille and I then went to see Big Hero 6 – Chloe had already seen it … so she stayed home.
celebrations: week 52 (22-28 dec 2014)
We celebrated a few week 51 holidays including Coming up this week: 22: National Date Nut Bread Day 23: Festivus and National Pfeffernuesse Day Meatloaf, Pepperidge Farms Chocolate cake covered with m&ms, feats of strength 24: Christmas Eve and National Egg Nog Day Open cards while drinking egg nog Open one gift 25: Christmas and
snapshots from gooney road โ 21 dec 2014
Camille and I baked our now traditional yule log for the solstice before the whole family headed out to the incredibly funny and brilliant “A Broadway Christmas Carol” at OnStage Atlanta.
christmas planning.
Someone asked me the other day if the Christmas panic had reached me yet. For the first time in a decade or longer, the answer was “No. I’m on top of it.” And I plan to keep it that way. What has made this holiday season the least stressful one that I’ve had in recent
snapshots from gooney road โ 20 dec 2014
First day of break means it’s time to clean the girls’ room. I hope that it can get done in just a couple days and not stretch out over a week!
moving on.
A million ideas swirling in my head. I feel there are at least a dozen blog posts wanting to be written. By writing out what’s been on my mind, maybe I can sort out all the thoughts whirling and then let my mind rest. Much of what I’ve been thinking about is the utter success
snapshots from gooney road โ 19 dec 2014
Went out early to take the pup to doggie daycare and managed to come across this lovely scene.
photo friday: univesral studios
Although we spent the vast majority of our time on our short September break trip to Universal at Diagon Alley and our Cabana Bay Resort Hotel, we did visit the rest of the two Universal theme parks.
celebrations: week 51 (15-21 dec 2014)
We celebrated a few week 50 holidays including Coming up this week: 15: National Cupcake Day The Best Lemon Cupcake Recipe Ever 16: Chocolate Covered Anything Day and Hanukkah 17: National Maple Syrup Day and International Talk with a Fake British Accent Day Yeah, baby, yeah. It’s international talk with a fake British accent day
GBK Gwyneth
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