(The goal of the project is to write for 31 days. I made it 15ish days. Not exactly a glowing example of stick-with-it-ness, but the other topics I felt called to write about this month like miscarriage, stuff I’ve found in our bathrooms, and the solutions to all my problems took up time and brain […]
Today we had plans with some dear friends, and while we went back and forth about whether to cancel based on life yesterday, ultimately we decided to go. Some events are not flare-appropriate, others are. If Cee is laying on the couch at home, she could lay on the couch somewhere else, after all. We […]
Participants in “Write 31 Days” pledge to write for 30 minutes on a single topic every day in October. My topic? Happiness. After a talk between Cee, David, and myself, today we decided to get Cee’s wheelchair out of its cobwebby corner in the garage. Cee’s pain has been slowly crescendo-ing. First the limp was a […]
Participants in “Write 31 Days” pledge to write for 30 minutes on a single topic every day in October. My topic? Happiness. Right about the time I started blogging, I realized that we were in sort of a happiness hole. Being in survival mode for so long hadn’t been good for anyone in our family. […]
It’s seven quick take time! -1- Turnips A couple days ago, David harvested everything from the garden. Can you see the enormous turnips in the wagon?!?! Yesterday I conquered them. I think we got the seeds for free, which is the only explanation why anyone would plant turnips. Unless it’s the zombie apocalypse, ain’t […]
Participants in “Write 31 Days” pledge to write for 30 minutes on a single topic every day in October. My topic? Happiness. Today Cee passed her plate to Elle and asked her to mash up her sweet potatoes at dinner. Confused as to why she didn’t do it herself, I asked if her wrists hurt. […]
Participants in “Write 31 Days” pledge to write for 30 minutes on a single topic every day in October. My topic? Happiness. Looking back on days 1-9, it seems like a lot of “this is what I need to work on” going on. That’s great. To strive to improve is noble, but it can also be […]
Participants in “Write 31 Days” pledge to write for 30 minutes on a single topic every day in October. My topic? Happiness. Today is Sunday. In the past I’ve participated in the “My Sunday Best” link up hosted by Rosie. If you visit that link, you’ll see a list of reasons why someone like me who […]
Participants in “Write 31 Days” pledge to write for 30 minutes on a single topic every day in October. My topic? Happiness. Today I took the oldest kids to do some fun fall things. They rode horses. Painted pumpkins. Took a train ride around the lake. (Why yes, that “train” is a lawnmower and […]
Participants in “Write 31 Days” pledge to write for 30 minutes on a single topic every day in October. My topic? Happiness. One of the inspirations for choosing to think about happiness this month was the audiobook I’m in the middle of listening to. The Happiness Project On her website, Gretchen Rubin has posted a discussion guide including the […]