Writing, photography, and gratitude.
Posted in birthday on Jan 29th, 2010
31.
Damn.
I once would’ve thought that was so old.
Things to be grateful for:
Looking towards a brand new year and all the wisdom that comes with experience
Making mistakes, picking myself up, and trying again
Running my own business
Working toward my MBA
Trip back to Senegal. The limitless family of Yayeme, Senegal.
Diene’s love, patience, encouragement, laughter, and company
Great neighbors on […]
Posted in gratitude lists on Jan 28th, 2010
While I was standing at the bus stop this morning, a neighbor who I’ve waved to and smiled at for years (but never officially met) shouted down the block, “Going to campus?” and signaled to get into her car. Not only did I get to school early, but also got a chance to meet a […]
I have a pretty small closet, but apparently it can hold and hide a tremendous amount of forgotten treasures. Last fall, when I did the seasonal wardrobe change, I found tons of fun things. After coming back from Senegal and unpacking, I did a thorough cleaning of the closet and was again rewarded. This time […]
Our trip to Senegal was three weeks of remembering: remembering where we met, where we fell in love, the love of Diene’s family, the warm sunshine of Senegal, the reason we wanted to come back to visit them at nearly any cost. It was also three weeks of photography - over 800 photos between to […]
I am a lucky woman. Today I came home to find a handmade lei-a necklace of fresh carnations strung together. Last week, I came home to find three rose corsages with babies’ breath. In front of me, as I type, is a vase of white daisies, red carnations, green chrysthanthemums, and white cannas. All of […]
Recently, I’ve fallen in love with dressing up. No one is more surprised than me. I thought I’d been assigned to the function-before-fashion folk in this lifetime, plucked from the fashionista litter at an early age, never to know the joy of putting together the perfect outfit. Colors, texture, and style were afterthoughts to practicality […]
An expression of gratitude for all that is good in my life.
