The tradition of a hand-written thank you note.
I am going out on a little limb with this post. My recently graduated son is leaving for college today. He had many thank you notes to write since his…
Category: gratitude
How does being an optimist, a pessimist or a realist effect your happiness?
What do you classify yourself as? Are you a pessimist, an optimist, or a realist? Part of my husband’s change in jobs last January was to get away from a…
With a Little Help From My Friends…
You know this old Beatles tune, right? “I get by with a little help from my friends….” In 1967, it was part of the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts…
School Gardens, Weeding, & Welcomes
Yesterday, three nice things happened to me while I was at the school where I am the “new” garden club advisor. I went over to continue my spring clean up…
A Writer’s Reflection on the Month of March
The End of a Blogging Challenge Today marks the end of the Slice of Life Challenge for this year. As a “Slicer” back for my second year, I knew I…
Celebrating being a Writer: A Room with a Desk (and a view)!
Today, I celebrate being a writer! Today, I celebrate being a writer! There are two main reasons for this celebration. The first reason is that about eight weeks ago, I…
Slice of Life Tuesday: My Last 24 Hours
List style posts are not really my thing but today, I thought I would share my last 24 hours in such a style. I have written more substantial posts in…
The Gift That I Needed
Yesterday, I was doing some work for school, and the phone rang. The caller id said, “Janesville”. There is not anyone in Janesville that we know, so it was probably…
