22 May 2016, 13:09 CDTAs I sit in my home study today, I think about the wonderful places we have been, the wonderful places yet to see, and the wonderful adventures of everyday life. I dream, I hope, and I reminisce, all at the same time. I have such a yearning for travel that if …
Category: happiness
Dishtowel Heaven
I’m a weirdo when it comes to kitchen linens. In my former life, dishtowels were something that meant cleaning, washing, drying, and drudgery. In my new life, however, they are fun! I think of cooking as something, now, that I actually enjoy. If you know anything about me, that says a lot. I was the …
Life Changes, You Change for the Better
I just finished a book on OCD. No, I don’t think I have OCD, although I do have some compulsive issues that I deal with every day. Or are they obsessive? Either way I’m not too bad. I actually felt better after reading it, like I was not so weird after all. I think that …
Choose Your Path
When I was a kid, I loved reading those “choose the path” books. For instance, you could choose to have the little girl run across the street to see her friend, or she could stay home. Depending on which one you chose, you were then directed to “go to page 34” or “go to page …
Things You Do For Yourself
Sometimes, you have to do things for yourself. I don’t mean it like “I can’t trust Susan, so I’ll just do it myself.” I mean that instead of catering to someone else and forgoing your own happiness, you have to choose you and take the happiness for yourself. We are taught, as Southern women, to …