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April 22, 2012

23 things that have happened since I last wrote here, and must be writ - even if in list form - in order for me to be free to start writing anew.

One of those things includes joining - and then bailing on - the lovely Scintilla Project. Alas, the bailing did not happen before I managed to successfully hoard all their wonderful prompts in a special folder in my inbox.  

Including the one from Day 9 that instructs: "Write a list of 23."

You see what I did there? Or rather, what I'm doing here?

Without further ado, my list of 23 things, as explained in the title of today's post.

  1. Took a train to Washington, DC, to visit with my Henley.
  2. Celebrated 5 months being smoke free.
  3. Did the 1st ever St. Pat's East Eand Pub Crawl in high style.
  4. Took a picture of a double rainbow that ended up in the paper.
  5. Figured out what I no longer wanted to do with my life, and quit a job.
  6. Figured out what direction I did want my life to turn, and accepted a job.
  7. Fell in love with new job.
  8. Spent first month helping work family relocate to a much needed new space.
  9. Nurtured my OCD tendencies by organizing much of brand new space.
  10. Saw To Kill a Mockingbird on the big screen.
  11. Joined Weight Watchers.
  12. Failed at Weight Watcher.
  13. Reset everything and re-joined Weight Watchers again.
  14. Went to my first Zumba class.
  15. Hosted my daughter's lovely little family for a weekend.
  16. Babysat my grand-baby for a night!
  17. Was moved by an amazing revival series at church.
  18. Got rid of the 25 year old family sofa.
  19. Replaced above with two brand new chairs.
  20. Attended a great Twitter/Journalism forum featuring @acarvin.
  21. Earned my first "real" paycheck in just over 3 years.
  22. Purged closets to accommodate a "buy new work clothes" shopping spree.
  23. Attended a silent auction fundraiser for the Library; won twice!

 

I could probably write 23 lists of 23 at this rate, but I think I've managed to hit the highlights. The cobwebs have been shaken out...oh, look! Something shiny! 

So cute

Be still my heart.

Where was I?

:-)

Posted at 09:49 AM |

Comments

Mary

So happy to see you writing even if it is a list!

Posted by: Mary | May 03, 2012 at 08:38 AM

pat

your month sounds similar to mine...Weight Watchers and all, and again...Baby is adorable! and i love the evasive hands...

Posted by: pat | April 29, 2012 at 11:19 AM

Roxanne

Ear-to-ear grin at your list of 23 grin-inducing developments. So happy for the light in your life now, and for your return to this space. Looking forward to your words.

Posted by: Roxanne | April 23, 2012 at 10:32 AM

Michael

It is always nice seeing people that I admire finding peace in knowing themselves.

Take Care
Michael

Posted by: Michael | April 22, 2012 at 10:54 AM

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Preface



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    Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
    ~ Desmond Tutu


    If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man, don't bother analyzing his ways of being silent, of talking, of weeping, of seeing how much he is moved by noble ideas; you will get better results if you just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man. ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky


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Epilogue

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  • My Wife Looks Nervous:
    A Drunk Driver Killed My Family
    Two and half years ago, somewhere in Patterson, California, a man got shit-faced. He decided to drive his van into my family’s car...Maybe my scars will give someone pause before driving drunk or encourage someone to get help for their drinking problem. If sharing my scars can save just one person, then the pain of reliving that day is worth it. When I see my family again, I think they will be proud.
  • George Washington's Rules of Civility
    As a young schoolboy in Virginia, George Washington took his first steps toward greatness by copying out by hand a list of 110 'Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation.' Based on a 16th-century set of precepts compiled for young gentlemen by Jesuit instructors, the Rules of Civility were one of the earliest and most powerful forces to shape America's first president, says historian Richard Brookhiser.
  • On Reading
    Reading is a kind of death. One exits one’s life, is gone from the world. If my telephone rings, if my beloved calls out my name, I am no longer here. I don’t exist. Dead to the world. And reading erases the world. When I am deep in a book, my life no longer exists.
  • Noticing: How To Take A Walk In The Woods
    "People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I don't think that's what we're really seeking. I think that what we're seeking is an experience of being alive." But how can we experience "being alive" in the midst of the crushing urgencies that make up modern life?
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