Katie Krueger's Snippets of Gratitude

Yesterday, immediately after I wrote the Reunion piece and sent it to everyone on the evite list, I felt a sharp pang of regret. Maybe wearing my heart on my sleeve was not as good of an idea as I thought. But then, something wonderful happened. I started getting emails from lots of people who [...]

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Across the room I see a girl I went to high school with. She looks good; she must have put in some effort for the night. She looks a bit older; lines at the corners of her eyes are an endearing mark of lots of laughter. It seems that her nose has gotten bigger, which [...]

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Today, I am grateful for: Having a best friend who gets it The Courageous Pilgrim Sledding after midnight A good run today in the snow Safe trip to Wauwatosa and back Super new blender which makes awesome fruit smoothies Daylight realizing I haven’t drank any coffee yet today and not having felt any withdrawl this [...]

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Exactly one year ago, I was in the worst health of my life. Today, I am in better shape than when I was a cross-country runner in high school. I never made the decision to let myself go; it was just a series of life changes that I responded to by forgetting to take care [...]

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The clock read 1:48am and I promised myself that I would keep my eyes closed for 12 more minutes of a real effort to fall asleep. If that didn’t work, I could get out of bed and play around online. I crawled back into bed after 3:00am, finally sleepy from the LED screen. Yet, at [...]

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As we pulled off I-94 into Madison yesterday, my stomach dropped a little bit. As much as I try to avoid all the pre-holiday hype, I still love Christmas with my family. Cookie decorating, exchanging gifts, laughter. This year was especially fun with the 10-year High School reunion. Getting back to the daily routine is [...]

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