a gratitude-focused blog
Posted in gratitude lists on Dec 22nd, 2007
no more reasons to go to the mall (ever again) knowing you are giving exactly the right gift movies that make you laugh hard enough to have to rewind finding a cute outfit for the HS reunion the fact that days are getting longer the temperature being closer to 40 than 30 an exciting new [...]
You want to see bounty? Have a potluck lunch in an office dominated by women. Our holiday lunch today had so much food that we had to set it up around the periphery of our largest conference room and do laps. Lots of meat. Samosas. Greek cheese pastries. Apples and dip. Lots of cheese. Casseroles [...]
Posted in International, travel, writing on Dec 19th, 2007
Brave New Traveler published one of my articles today: Five Techniques for Surviving Political Debates. The thrill of reading my words in print hasn’t worn off yet. I hope that it never does. What is super cool is that BNT tracks page view and so I can tell that over 600 people have looked at [...]
Posted in 9-5, Books, Education, Wisconsin on Dec 19th, 2007
As a fundraiser, I understand how crucial year end gifts are to the survival of nonprofits. As someone with a mailbox, I understand how the end of the year can be overwhelming with the number of letters asking for gifts for favorite organizations. This year, I feel very fortunate to have enough money to give [...]
Posted in gratitude lists on Dec 17th, 2007
Sunday date night City of Men episodes on dvd lunch visitors in Sun Prairie knocking a few overdue tasks off my to do list The Packers and their loyal fans Christmas’s approach almonds, mandarin oranges, and pears on the same salad! secret santa doing me right this year a week’s vacation coming up!
Posted in Books, Wisconsin, words, writing on Dec 16th, 2007
This morning, I woke up early and stayed in bed reading Population: 485. I was even delivered the luxury of coffee in bed, so I had no worldy reason to leave the cozy warmth. Eventually, the coffee filtered its way back to the world, giving me a reason. Nature is but a cycle, our bodies [...]
An expression of gratitude for all that is good in my life.
