Category Archives: Gratitude

It’s May, it’s May…

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Erin

April went fast, didn’t it? Actually, the first third of the year vanished fairly quickly. I know I’ve been doing things (taxes always seem to rob me of early April), but the time always manages to surprise me. Tonight, my … Continue reading →

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Owlicious

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Erin

In junior year of high school, we had to keep a writing journal in English class. At a loss of what to write one day, I started off with transcribing what I could remember of a dream where an owl … Continue reading →

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Visit from a friend 

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Erin

Pleasant break from routine this week — my friend Bonnie’s in town for a few days. I haven’t seen her since Boskone last year, although we do chat online more days than not. (Apologies for the blurry photo.) One of … Continue reading →

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Life with kids

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Erin

Liquid nitrogen and burning ships, that’s life with my kids. Friday, I helped chaperone a field trip to the local science museum (DaVinci Science Center) for my daughter’s class. She found the demonstration of adding liquid nitrogen to boiling water … Continue reading →

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April, no foolin’

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Erin

The magnolias are blooming right now. There are some huge ones — towering over the houses they’re planted next to. I wish my mom could come visit to see, as they’re so much bigger than the one we had in … Continue reading →

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Bleary days

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Erin

Had a terrific weekend with the Parade of Shamrocks on Saturday and gaming with friends on Sunday. However, getting up this morning wasn’t the easiest thing between the dark and the rain. I know, I know, I’m far from the … Continue reading →

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Marching forward

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Erin

It’s a gorgeous spring day with croci blooming! So much to be grateful for today — warm weather, flowers, walking, a wonderful city library, prompt payment by clients! Life is good here, and I am grateful for all I have. … Continue reading →

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Leap Day!

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Erin

I worked most of the weekend, catching up on freelance projects that should have been done last week, so I felt no guilt in taking today mostly to putter around at this and that. Things I did: Wrote 123 words … Continue reading →

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Progress already

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Erin

Today’s gratitude is easy to point to: I had an appointment for my annual exam, scheduled months ago, and I discovered that in the past 2 weeks, I have dropped 4 pounds, and my systolic (although still high) has dropped … Continue reading →

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Another long weekend

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Erin

At least this weekend was planned — the school district always does a four-day weekend for Presidents’ Day (unless they’re trying to make up for missed snow days). Usually, I like to spend this long weekend in Boston at Boskone, … Continue reading →

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