Today Megan and I took the morning slow and easy. She made blueberry pancakes and then we headed over to the zoo in the afternoon. I hadn’t been to a zoo in I don’t know how long, it was really fun! They have a special exhibit there where you can feed the birds, it was […]
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We are at Megan’s apartment resting before going to Mo’s Irish Pub. This morning I accompanied Ian and Sara to a pilates class. It was quite fun and a great workout. The teacher was encouraging and gentle. I really appreciated that. Megan and I went to Madison and walked State Street between the University and
What a day! This morning I got to sleep in until 8 am and had a leisurely breakfast with Sara made up of tea and toast. Megan picked me up at 10:30 and we drove to Lake Michigan so I could see it in the daylight. I saw it that one night I spent in
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I got to Milwaukee safe and sound. The flights here were completely uneventful-just how I like them. When I talked to my sister tonight and confirmed I am here, she exclaimed, “Yay!” That meant so much to me. I spent the flight getting overdue thank you notes written, journaling, and reading two books I brought
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I am just about to head up to Portland to stay the night at a friend’s house before flying out in the morning. I’m even checked in already. I’ll try and keep up everyday with the blog, let you know how everything is going. This afternoon, I was leaving the school I substituted at when
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I’ve spent a good deal of my day getting ready for and packing for my trip. Most of the packing is now finished, the stuff I will need to work on tomorrow are the things I want to have done by the time I leave. We’ll see how I do. It’s been my lesson in
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Today my friends Julie, Shawn and I went hiking in the Columbia Gorge. It was a beautiful day, perfect for a hike and we picked a good one to do. For those in Oregon, you start just west of Multnomah Falls and go up two miles of switch backs to the top of the ridge.
I’ve mentioned before I am working on my personal finances. Though I have never been a big spender, I am much more of a saver, I have been watching what I buy even more carefully and am working on new ways of managing of my money. In this particular part of my life, I feel
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I’ve decided that drunk people can be pretty funny. I was out last night with a friend and her husband at a karaoke bar with a larger group and then we went to another bar because her husband wanted to dance. An acquaintance from where I used to work saw me there and was surprised
A few posts ago I told about a talk I heard on servant leadership. Today I saw it in action. While working in an elementary office this morning, the music teacher asked me to cut out these giant nautical wheels, nine in all. I was thinking after completing the first one, the other eight were
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