The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

Top Five/Bottom Five: Fictional Books

The blog felt overdue for a Top Five/Bottom Five post. I’m coming at you with a broad topic, so let’s establish some ground rules.

There are no rules.

What you want to list is your…

Happy Things Friday: 26 July

Am I really publishing three posts in a row that revolve around gratitude!?

Yes. I. Am.

Not gonna lie. This week had some really hard moments. And I ruminated about a lot of different…

Fifteen Years + Double Pneumonia + Thankful

If today’s post title is an equation, I guess it equals an anniversary to remember.

Today marks fifteen years of marriage. I can’t believe my good fortune in finding such a selfless, hilarious and wonderful…

Wednesday Joys

All week I’ve been wishing it was Friday so I could focus on Happy Things.

And then I realized, I don’t have to wait.

Small group potluck on Sunday. For our friends who opened…

Memory Triggers

The littlest things can be memory triggers.

A few months ago John and I were walking on a local trail and happened upon a building renovation. The contractors were sawing through raw lumber and the…

Home, Life, Personality Insights, Random
Jul, 22, 2024
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Keeping a list of Happy Things made such a difference for me this week. There’s something so satisfying about taking pen to paper and recording little moments that brought joy. Watching that list grow…

My Year of Shmita: June Update

June!

What an odd month. The end of the school year and a month of transitions bookended by a week away from the fray (restful highlight), and an intensive week of my-child-has-pneumonia-solo-parenting (restful low point)!

*Here…

Top Five/Bottom Five: Fictional Books

Happy Things Friday: 26 July

Fifteen Years + Double Pneumonia + Thankful

Wednesday Joys

Memory Triggers

Happy Things Friday: 19 July

My Year of Shmita: June Update

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