The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

Guest Post: Welcome Coco!!

First, three cheers for today’s guest – Coco – for so recently setting her marathon PR! A sub-4 race…along the streets of Paris!! It doesn’t get much more exciting than that. (Not that I’d…

This week was quite lovely. Good weather. Extracurriculars went smoothly. The kids showered with reasonable frequency. But Sunday and Monday were spent in an epic funk. I wrote a big brain dump but didn’t…

Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Happy Things Friday
Apr, 26, 2024
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Never Have I Ever…

Been pulled over by the police.

Had a salon manicure.

Used Reddit.

Gotten a tattoo.

Cleaned an oven.

Had an Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, or Threads account. (I had Facebook for a few years in university, but that’s over 15…

Habits, Never Have I Ever, Personality Insights, Random
Apr, 25, 2024
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Prince Edward Island Day Two: Epic Dunes, Sweet Treats…and More Lighthouses

No one was in a hurry to get started on Day Two. I didn’t sleep very well, mostly because the room was too warm and I had opted – for no good reason -…

Prince Edward Island Day One: One Long Bridge, Four Lighthouses, and Millions of Red Rocks

One of the perks of keeping a One Line A Day Journal is the regular prompts about what we were doing this day in years gone by.

Apparently, two years ago, we had just wrapped…

Lighthouses, Prince Edward Island, Travel
Apr, 23, 2024
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What’s In A Name?

On a walk to school last week one of our children made it clear they do NOT like their name. This is the first time I’ve heard they disapprove of our choice. I happen…