Posted in Favorites, Holidays, Reflections on Dec 2nd, 2005
I’ve let my inner kid escape, and there’s no stopping her now. The Christmas season is upon us, and I’m feeling the spirit. The decorations are up, the Christmas music is playing in the background, the Christmas cards are ready to go out, and I’m feeling extra smiley. I love this time of year. Tonight […]
Posted in Reflections on Oct 28th, 2005
Last week I took Maia to Disney with a friend for “Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party.” We of course rode the “It’s a small world” ride, which got me thinking. I love that ride. I’ve been on it so many times that I usually start out having already concluded there’s no way I could […]
Posted in Inspirational, Reflections on Oct 11th, 2005
Mike had a great post on his blog this weekend that really resonated with me, about taking control and making your own good day vs. relying on others to do it for you. So for the second time in a week, I am stealing words I wrote elsewhere to reproduce here because I think they […]
Posted in Reflections on Oct 4th, 2005
A friend wrote to me yesterday about it being fall in his part of the country, which got me musing about my own perspective of the season. My impromptu reply stuck with me, so I’m “stealing” what I already wrote to refine and expand on here. My whole life, I’ve always thought fall was the […]
Posted in Family, Reflections on Sep 30th, 2005
What is it about a well timed hug that can do wonders for your mood? My kids give the best hugs. Noah squeezes me tight around my neck, then pulls his head away, looks me in the eyes, and plays gently with my hair. He loves to play with my hair and there is no […]
Posted in Friends, Reflections on Sep 15th, 2005
I’ve been thinking lately about how high school has unexpectedly played a big role in my life this year, the result of an online message board through which I reconnected with old classmates I haven’t spoken to, or in some cases even thought about, in 17 years or more. I’ve invested a lot of time […]
Posted in Hurricanes, Reflections on Sep 6th, 2005
What a week. My attention was seriously diverted by Hurricane Katrina last week. I, like so many others, have been glued to the TV. We felt the effects here last year of three hurricanes—Charley, Frances, and Jeanne. Charley was the most damaging locally, though Jeanne was the one responsible for our new roof. But what […]
Posted in Hurricanes, Reflections on Sep 1st, 2005
Everyone is talking about Katrina this week, and Katrina is weighing heavily on my mind. It breaks my heart to watch the footage on TV. It’s just something about the fact that entire communities are obliterated, and a great city with its own unique cultural history will never be the same. This has kept me […]
Posted in Reflections on Aug 19th, 2005
A coworker of mine turned 30 not so long ago. It was a remarkably uneventful milestone given his attitude three years earlier. At the time, he was quite morose about turning 27 because it was close to 30, which was old. I, being 31 myself then, wasn’t so sympathetic. I jokingly asked him to remind […]
Posted in Reflections on Aug 3rd, 2005
When I was a kid, one of the personal characteristics teachers could indicate for improvement on report cards was “striving for accuracy.” It’s funny what sticks with you, because I can’t remember anything else about those elementary school report cards except that I never wanted to be labeled as someone who wasn’t doing my personal […]
