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Holiday Week Hindsight

So this past week has been one for the ages as far as I’m concerned. Not only is Jon still recovering from knee reconstruction surgery (quite well, but still, he’s got a limited range of available activities) but I managed to do some fun damage over the course of the week: I somehow managed toContinue reading “Holiday Week Hindsight”

Coming to the end of Black History Month

We are at the end of Black History month here in the USA. Last February I did a specific task and posted about the missions of the charities I supported each week, but given that the audience for my blog is so small, I wasn’t really helping anyone by mentioning them. So this year IContinue reading “Coming to the end of Black History Month”

Goodbye 2015

I really love holidays that feature thresholds: equinoxes, Halloween, and especially New Year’s Eve*. For New Year’s, people are encouraged to take the opportunity to look both backwards and forwards, and to make conscious decisions about what you want the coming span of time to be like. Looking backwards, I can see the ups andContinue reading “Goodbye 2015”

The Experience Of Beautiful Beings Changing Your Life

Welcome to the post in which I squee over beloved members of my life like I’m a fangirl. (Actually, that’s kind of awesome – being a fangirl over people in my own life.) ((side note to my selves: take this on as a mantra.)) I have some of the most amazing beings in my life,Continue reading “The Experience Of Beautiful Beings Changing Your Life”