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Day 119 of Gratitude – It’s all about ME!

I’m not very good at acknowledging my accomplishments. It makes me feel like I’m bragging, so I end up qualifying the accomplishment with some reason it doesn’t mean anything. My friend Theresa says I shouldn’t do that. I know she’s right, … Continue reading

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Day 117 of Gratitude – Time with My Husband

“Do you want to take a walk or get ice cream?” he asked. I shrugged. “I don’t care. Whichever you’d rather do.” “Well, I don’t care either. What would make you happy?” “Just being with you makes me happy.” My … Continue reading

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Day 116 of Gratitude – This Moment of This Day

It’s been a sobering couple of days. My husband visited a friend who is dying of cancer and, with the warm, sunny weather, I ran into one of our neighbors, only to hear that his wife has been hospitalized for … Continue reading

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Day 108 of Gratitude – Where to Begin?

I have so many things to be grateful for today. My son is home for the weekend. My dad is coming over for dinner tonight. It is bright and sunny and warm out. My husband and I spent the morning … Continue reading

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Day 69 of Gratitude – The Good Ones

Authors, in general, don’t make much money. Given that, there are a surprising number of people with their hands out asking for those hard-earned royalties in exchange for vague hints that a book promotion on their site will lead the … Continue reading

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Day 45 of Gratitude – A Big Mac

I don’t eat fast food and I hadn’t been to McDonald’s in years, maybe even a decade, until last night. Last night, I got together with some friends to celebrate my birthday which I missed last month because I was … Continue reading

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Day of Gratitude 44 – My Minecraft Partner

Don’t say it – I know a woman of my advanced years is not supposed to play Minecraft. But I like exploring and building and searching for resources. When he was last home, my son played with me. I had … Continue reading

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Day 43 of Gratitude – Hanging with a Nerd

I’m at my son’s apartment. Last night, I watched him build an impressive desktop computer. Aside from being massively powerful, it glows Borg green when its running. Then there’s the robot – just a little something he put together for … Continue reading

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Day 42 of Gratitude – Road Trip!

Today, I drove up to visit my son who lives about three hours away. I’ll send a couple days here then had home. Not a major trip, but there’s something about getting behind the wheel of a car and driving … Continue reading

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Day 41 of Gratitude – A Brain

Recently, someone told me I think too much and  should stop. I’m not able to do that, but even if I could, I wouldn’t because of a conversation I had during my senior year in college. I was at a professor’s … Continue reading

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