September 2023 – The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

Introducing: Happy Things Friday

In an effort to focus on the good things in life – the happy things – I present a new weekly feature on the blog: Happy Things Friday. I loved prepping my Casual Friday posts but they were starting to feel a bit stale and cumbersome. Now I have a little section in my weekly…

PSA + A Plugin Recommendation

I’ll try not to dwell too frequently on the fact that hundreds of my blog posts were lost to the internet ether, but it was Kinda A Big Deal (for me) and I suspect…

Blogging
Sep, 28, 2023
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2023 Goals: An Update + My Final Goal

So here’s one of the biggest hassles about losing a blog – you lose the ability to easily link to old content! I didn’t realize how frequently I referenced previous posts until I started…

Food, Goals, Parenting
Sep, 27, 2023
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Life Lately: I Have Some Catching Up To Do!

A “quick” recap of recent life happenings:

WHAT I’M WATCHING…

Sports documentaries. So. many. sports. documentaries. We started with Unchained (Tour de France) early in the summer, moved on to Quarterback (football), then Top Swing (golf),…

Life
Sep, 26, 2023
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Do You Have Time To Stop By For Some Lemonade?

Hi. I’ve missed you. I’ve really, really, really missed you!

Writing this post feels stranger than it should. But, then again, a lot has happened since we last chatted…In case you missed it or…

Blogging, Life
Sep, 25, 2023
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A New Blog (And A Disclaimer)

This is more of a public service announcement than a blog post but, technically, it is the first post at my new web home: The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist.

Cue jazz hands, confetti,…

Blogging
Sep, 24, 2023
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