joyful moment
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The Alarm Clock is Against Me
I think my alarm clock is against me. Take a look at this picture. The Snooze button is huge. It’s larger than the button I press to get going for my day. My alarm clock does not want me to get up. It wants me to keep sleeping. It wants me to be late for… Continue reading
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Joyful Moments: Summer Edition
The summer is coming to an end. The Arizona heat will continue to beat down on me until Halloween but my summer holiday is over. I get to go back to work tomorrow and prepare for the new school year. I added several joyful moments to my Joyful Journal this summer. Joyful Moment #307 I… Continue reading
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Joyful moment #306: My talking purse
I arrived home after a long day at work and threw my purse on the kitchen counter. I sat down to eat some almonds and decompress a bit. I couldn’t help but notice my purse was sitting there all by itself. It got me thinking. What would my purse say to me if it could… Continue reading
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Joyful Moment #305
As most of you know, I have been tracking my joyful moments the last few years. I write them down in my little journal. The really funny ones I put on this blog. I just had joyful moment #305. I was doing my weekly shopping and I saw this. That flake is gigantic. It looks… Continue reading
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Holiday Rant
It’s July. This should not be happening at the grocery store. Way too early! We are skipping over all the other important holidays like Back to School Popsicle Day on July 25th and National Hot Day on August 26th. What! You have never heard of Back to School Popsicle Day? You poor thing. How did… Continue reading
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The Debate
Whenever we go on a road trip, the Accountant and I end of having the same debate. Do we stop and smell the roses or do we get there as soon as possible? It’s always a debate. I want to get to the destination, but I also want to enjoy the beauty of the moment.… Continue reading
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Let’s Go to Jail
This is the time of year where items like the good stapler and self-adhesive envelopes are a hot commodity. For my non-teacher friends, that means it’s the end of the year and everybody is doing report cards. I was working on mine when a dear colleague announced to me that she was a thief who… Continue reading
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Wearing your Heart on the Wall
I got my feelings hurt. It wasn’t a serious offense, but sad enough in the moment for me to tell myself that I needed to toughen up so I would never have hurt feelings again. I was going to become a Vulcan and master all emotions, and then I looked over my shoulder. The light… Continue reading
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Joyful Moment #203
There are some really cool looking mushrooms growing in the grass in front of my church. I need to restate that. There were some really cool looking mushrooms in the grass. They aren’t there any more because I kicked them. If you have never kicked a mushroom, you should go try it. They fly into… Continue reading
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Joyful Moments #202
I’ve been tracking my joyful moments for the last two years. Every time I have a little pocket of happiness or a moment of fun, I call it out for what it is. It’s a joyful moment sandwiched in between my ordinary and sometimes stressful life. I had my 202nd joyful moment this week. I… Continue reading