What Happens in Salem

Annah ElizabethHappy Happens ™, Marriage, Mental Health, Travel2 Comments

Happy Sunday, Journeyer! This past week has been a glorious blur! I had planned to go with Warren to California this past week but plans just didn’t come together and with all the work stress, I’m behind on some Five Facets projects. We decided to make a run for it for a few days. We spent weeks talking about where … Read More

Weathering the Storm

Annah ElizabethFamily, Happy Happens ™, Mental Health3 Comments

Happy Sunday, Journeyer! Much of this past week was spent worrying and fretting over  my workplace saga. The sort of stress that brings with it interrupted sleep, headaches, and queasy stomachs. But here’s the thing I learned on Friday: We are always supported, no matter what. I have a solid performance history, but I couldn’t help but feel anxious about … Read More

Living Life

Annah ElizabethHappy Happens ™, Loss, Grief, and Healing, Mental Health4 Comments

Happy Sunday, Journeyer! As I looked scrolled through my iPhone camera roll and the pages of my day planner, there wasn’t a whole lot of “happy” images and messages that jumped out at me. I’m still battling this cough and cold. But I feel eight percent better than I did last week. Recovery makes me happy. I am tired all … Read More

On Falling from Grace and Forgiveness

Annah ElizabethForgiveness, Happy Happens ™, Spirituality2 Comments

Happy Sunday, Journeyer and for those who honor the holiday, Happy Easter! As I thought about this week’s post and the upcoming Christian celebration, I thought about how Easter reminds me of all of us, people from all religions and those of non religion. This morning marks the fifteenth year my family has participated in an Easter Dawn pageant, a reenactment of … Read More

Full Spring Ahead

Annah ElizabethHappy Happens ™, Mental Health, Parenting2 Comments

Happy Sunday, Journeyer, I’ve been in a funk all day long, gorging myself on brownie bites topped with over-sized dollops of Jiffy peanut butter. Does it get any better than comfort food? Daylight savings time always messes with me because that whole getting up an hour earlier is bad for my psyche. As is all the crap that continues at … Read More

Change Trumps Imitation

Annah ElizabethHappiness, Happy Happens ™, Mental Health2 Comments

Happy Sunday, Journeyer! This week’s Happy Happens edition is a little sparse as it seems I’ve spent a good deal of my time invested in that unpleasant stuff that’s been happening… Talking about it. Talking about my many options. Talking about the effect my decision will have on others. Talking…talking…talking…out loud…while I’m cooking…while I’m driving…while I’m cleaning… Speaking of cleaning, … Read More