Journeyers, for the first time in I don’t know how long, I missed a post in this weekly Happy Happens column… And now this one is going to be two or three days late… It’s been a grueling three weeks, a time period when I nearly bit off more than I could chew, so to speak… Last spring I signed … Read More
Symbols of Sweet Success
“Is it a resume that defines success?” It’s a question Counselor Hank posed to me during one of our sessions, some eight years ago. I was lamenting my concerns about an impending job move and how the multiple transitions I’d made in previous years was going to appear to prospective employers. A resume is, after all, a window into who … Read More
Nurturing My Happy
“I think I spend most of my life in awe of everything around me,” I said to my friend when something caught my eye while we were shopping last Sunday, “color and design and talent and nature and just our human ability to do most anything…I’m just always in awe.” “I’d say that’s a very good word to describe you, … Read More
Winning Combinations
Short but sweet, Journeyers… Last Sunday, I glanced up from my work to spot this rare Eastern Bluebird sitting on a delicate branch smack dab in the middle of my view. Twenty-eight years in this home and I’ve never seen this species. And the ground! Do you see the ground?! The sheer sight of the grass is a definite … Read More
Hallelujah! – Feedburner Fixed, I’m Not Sad Anymore, & Exciting News!!
On May 16, 2013, I not only wrote about my epic sadness, I posted those snotty-nosed feelings on this blog. Well, Journeyer, let me just tell you what happened. I’d love to say that thousands of people reached out to comfort me, that Oprah called to ask me on the show, or Ellen e-mailed to invite me to dance with … Read More
All Shook Up
Proverbial Shit has been knocking on my door this week, Journeyer. Nagging nuisances that just sort of make us feel icky and ornery and rundown. Three words to kick it off: Snow. SNOW! (EVER-LOVIN’-F-IN’) SNOW!! This is on the hood of Warren’s truck! And leaving for work in more subzero temperatures that dipped to MINUS TWENTY! What’s all this nonsense … Read More
Super Moments
The Superbowl. “Which team are you rooting for, the one with the white helmets?” That would be me, inciting chuckles from the avid football fans at this year’s SB party. This year we broke from tradition of hosting the gathering at our house, and though that is my favorite part of the season’s event—entertaining and having opportunity to break out all … Read More
It’s Random…Joy
A week of simple pleasures… This pair of boots packs a double smile! One because they are warm and uber comfy… And two because they were a gift from Beauty, who rescued them from a college roommate who was going to discard the never worn footwear! I will forever be both curious about and in awe of life’s simple brilliance…This…this … Read More
Date Night, Dessert, and AC/DC
It’s been a busy and dark and freaking COLD week here in the northeast! A week of learning curves and tax preparations and eye rolling and frozen fingers and shivering… But, you know what I say, it’s the sole purpose for this Happy Happens column: Just like the proverbial shit happens, so does happy! All we have to do is … Read More
It’s a Wrap and a Cover!
Journeyers, I’m so excited I could bust a gut! The final cover for Digging for the Light has been chosen. I know you’re going to love the image as much as I do! The first e-book proof is done and the print proof will be completed later this week! And, as if that weren’t enough excitement for one week, I … Read More