February Highlights

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books, camp fradd, family, february, fiction, moving, my darling love, reading, Valentine’s Day

Once again its time to review the month and share the things which stood out most for me. February has flown by, but I’m pretty sure that’s just a combination of stress and old age. Between the doctors’ follow-up visits for Jay and the pressure of the impending move, my hair stylist is going to earn her pay coloring my hair at the end of the month.

January – Four Somethings

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books, family, illness, january

January has been a tough year, but we made it!
Just kidding, but seriously.

At the end of each month, Heather Gerwing hosts the Share Four Somethings link-up. While January felt heavy and smelled strongly of Lysol, I wanted to challenge myself to do a monthly recap. By writing about something I loved, read, treasured, and something ahead, I can remember this month for more than just “Camp Fradd got the flu – and then some.”

After all, I turn 40 this year. I’m determined to squeeze every bit of happiness I can out of 2020.

Gratitude, Revisited

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blessings, family, gratitude, holiday

I’ve kept a gratitude journal for several years now. Originally, I took Ann Voskamp’s challenge from her book 1,000 Gifts, never dreaming I could reach that number. I reached that goal in 2013 and decided to just keep going.

On our dateversary

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endurance, fandom, feelings, goals, marriage, story

Me and this guy. 156 months.

This past week at the Thomas Rhett concert

How I Journal: 4 Ways of Tracking My Adventures

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10 things to tell you, bullet journal, free-writing, gratitude, journaling, reflection, writing

The older I get, the more I find myself craving conversation. Beyond water-cooler chatter or pleasantries exchanged in passing, I want to discuss in-depth ideas with family and friends.

Camp Fradd Hallmark Christmas – Day 1

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air B&B, annapolis, Christmas, Kunta Kinte memorial, local flavor, Maryland, natural bridge, tavern, travel, virginia

Saturday morning at 9AM, Jay and I loaded up the truck and headed out on the first leg of our 15 day road trip. Day one had the longest stint in the car, although staying 1-2 nights in each place means we’ll be keeping the road hot.

38 Reasons to Be Thankful

For my 38th birthday last week, I decided to tweet 38 things for which I am grateful. I began the thread a day or so before my birthday, and finished up today. Below are the screenshots of those posts. Also, if you don’t already follow me on Twitter, click on over!

Gratitude – When You Have to Dig Deep

Sometimes words are hard, and that’s okay. I very much struggled with feeling overwhelmed on Sunday, and didn’t accomplish much beyond going to visit Papaw in the hospital. I didn’t even manage to drag my rear to church.

Papaw Update (Sorta Kinda Five Minute Friday)

Today’s Five Minute Friday prompt is the word “Secret.” What follows only loosely relates. I neither want to dwell on Papaw’s situation, nor over share, so perhaps 5 minutes of free writing is the perfect solution to prevent both.

Adventures on a Small Scale

While not on the blog, I have kept up with my the influencing moments of my life consistently over the past few years. Summarized in single words, or phrases shorter than a tweet, each day I add a couple of entries into my gratitude journal.