Writing a letter to my five-year-old nephew (gratitude #42)

October 30, 2008

So, my nephew is sad when he doesn’t get mail, and my sister asked if I would write him a letter. I was happy to, as he’s one of my absolute favorite humans, though I was also mildly stumped. What should I write?
I decided a letter at all was more important than the perfection of [...]

Grateful for dial-up - the pleasure of not being connected (gratitude #41)

October 29, 2008

So, this past weekend we went up north with some friends. It was a brief trip, much too short for the length of the drive, but it was nice to get away, get up north and relax. 
Breathe in. Breathe out. Appreciate the scenery. Repeat.

 
 
In the summertime, we share DSL and a wireless router with the [...]

Fall chores

October 19, 2008

Today was a day of fall chores: sweeping out the garage, tidying it and getting it ready to store the table and chairs for the winter, raking leaves from the back yard, and pulling in all of the “tender” bulbs (voodoo lily and calla lily) that I had planted in pots on the deck and [...]

My desert island item - a stack of freshly laundered kitchen towels (gratitude #40)

October 9, 2008

You might think I’m reaching the dregs in the gratitude barrel, but no, this is actually one of the things for which I’m actually, sincerely, really-really grateful. 
I’m not someone who stockpiles; I’m an under-buyer. Normally, I tend to run out and go run an errand to refill my supply of (important item here). But, along [...]

Going to Podcamp Michigan!

October 7, 2008

So, just the other day, with some of my Michigan Usability Professionals Folks, I was wondering about local social media folks that I hadn’t yet met. You know, wondering about who might be good speakers to invite to talk to us, that kind of thing.
I didn’t even tweet it, though I should have. But, I [...]

Not having to blow dry my hair - the power of a well-placed complaint (gratitude #39)

October 6, 2008


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