The Great List 08.07.2015
What the heck universe? This week was supposed to totally chill and normal, but it wound up being total madness once again. To be fair, I had mentally prepared myself for the insanity to last through...
View ArticleThe Great List 08.21.2015
This week has sucked all the warm fuzzy feelings I brought back from a wonderful trip to Maine last weekend out of me. I hate it when that happens. Sometimes I come back from a trip and I feel ready to...
View ArticleThe Great List 08.28.2015
“Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.” –Dorothy Thompson Life is scary. Every day you wake up there’s a chance you might get hit with a curveball. What I’ve been learning lately, from...
View ArticleThe Great List 09.04.2015
I didn’t even realize Labor day weekend was coming up until about halfway through my week. I’m so stoked! This week has been very eventful, and I can definitely use an extra day of rest. From teaching...
View ArticleThe Great List 09.11.2015
Current mood: Highly caffeinated zombie. The heat wave going on in San Diego right now is pretty bad, but the complaining is far worse to me. I’m doing my best just to roll with it, but I’ll admit that...
View ArticleThe Great List 09.25.2015
Here we are at the end of another week. This one seemed to just crawl by. Fingers crossed the weekend moves just as slowly. 4th quarter starts next week (so does Fun Month!!!) which is my busiest time...
View ArticleThe Great List 10.02.2015
Fun Month has arrived and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I had a truly Great end of September/beginning of October week, and I’m hopeful that the rest of the month is going to be chock full of thrills...
View ArticleThe Great List 10.09.2015
I am so grateful that this week was swift and painless. No shit hit the fan, no major stressors, just business as usual. Sometimes mediocre and uneventful weeks are the stuff dreams are made of. It’s...
View ArticleThe Great List 10.16.2015
You know, my peace pumpkin photo looked a lot better on my phone after 2 glasses of wine. I guess you’ll all just have to blur your eyes a little bit to enjoy my handiwork. I never said I was a good...
View ArticleThe Great List 10.23.2015
35 still alive. After the emotionally draining year I’ve had, that’s quite an accomplishment. As per usual, I’m sitting here on the final day of my 34th year reflecting on the wringer I’ve been through...
View ArticleThe Great List 11.06.2015
I spent the majority of my week diapering my dog. That’s right, Summer decided to “become a woman” the same week we had her scheduled to get spayed. If you’ve ever tried to diaper a puppy, you know...
View ArticleThe Great List 11.13.2015
This week was pretty mundane, but I’m totally ok with that. There’s been enough excitement, chaos and emotions lately to last me for a good long while. Sometimes it can be a relief to just go through...
View ArticleThe Great List 11.20.2015
This week just about killed me, but I managed to make it through. Our last obstacle is a big garage sale we’re holding this weekend, and then it’s smooth sailing into the holiday next week. I really...
View ArticleThe Great List 12.04.2015
Yesterday I was in a really bad mood. I was exhausted from several action packed days and sleepless nights, and my patience was running super thin. I felt overwhelmed by my workload and just grouchy in...
View ArticleThe Great List 12.11.2015
The Hubs left this week for our new life in Oakland. I didn’t think it would be a big deal since he’s traveled pretty constantly for work over the last 7 years, and he’ll be home again in less than two...
View ArticleThe Great List 12.18.2015
This week was a real shit storm. Literally. Summer was sick, and I was up every single night cleaning up shit. She’s much better now, not to worry, and I finally caught some zzzz’s last night, so...
View ArticleThe Great List 01.01.2016
2016 marks my fourth year writing this Great List. If it didn’t serve me so well, I definitely would have stopped by now. For me, I really depend on this list to keep me in a good head space. Plus, in...
View ArticleThe Great List 01.09.2016
I’m a day late on my Great List this week, but that’s ok because I make the rules around here. I’m currently in the middle of a laundry marathon, and am contemplating taking a nap. Yay weekend!...
View ArticleThe Great List 01.15.2016
I realize that I’m a pretty sensitive person in general, but the emotional roller coaster I’m currently on is moving at light speed. The end of my time in San Diego is near, and reality is starting to...
View ArticleThe Great List 01.22.2016
I wasn’t planning to post a Great List today because I’ve been finding it very hard to write lately with everything going on, but when I got home from my pilates class this morning, I felt very...
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