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By Charity Posted on January 23, 2011January 23, 2011

Week 25 Review

My aunt died this morning in her sleep. When the phone rang, I knew it was my mother before I looked at the caller ID. There was nothing psychic in … Continue reading Week 25 Review

Categories: Explore, Happiness ProjectTags: postaday2011, Travel
By Charity Posted on January 23, 2011January 22, 2011

Classic Beef Chili…with Bacon!

After so many serious blog posts, I decided to take a break and blog about dinner again. We had an awesome chili tonight, and I’m thinking some of you might … Continue reading Classic Beef Chili…with Bacon!

Categories: Happiness Project, RecipeTags: chili, dinner, postaday2011, recipes
By Charity Posted on January 22, 2011

The Side-Effect Profile for Chocolate

I seem to be self-medicating with chocolate. I’ve been taking one bar of Chocolove Almonds and Sea Salt in Dark Chocolate a day for the past three days. From what … Continue reading The Side-Effect Profile for Chocolate

Categories: Happiness ProjectTags: Chocolate, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on January 22, 2011January 21, 2011

Family Secrets

It’s a tradition in my family to keep silent about things that are obvious. My maternal grandmother was extremely obese. Like What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? obese. She died at age … Continue reading Family Secrets

Categories: Happiness ProjectTags: Family, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on January 20, 2011January 19, 2011

More Waiting

Still no new news about my aunt. Which in itself is something of a relief since there’s only one piece of news we’re expecting. She’s in the hospital receiving “Comfort … Continue reading More Waiting

Categories: Happiness ProjectTags: Cancer, Family, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on January 20, 2011January 19, 2011

Review: The Mouse and The Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

The Mouse and The Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary My rating: 4 of 5 stars I read this in elementary school. I remembered liking it, so I checked it out from … Continue reading Review: The Mouse and The Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

Categories: Books, Happiness ProjectTags: Beverly Cleary, book review, Ohio, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on January 19, 2011January 19, 2011

Waiting

What keeps coming into my mind are the photos of you from the years before I was born and from when I was too young to remember you. The school … Continue reading Waiting

Categories: Happiness ProjectTags: Family, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on January 18, 2011January 17, 2011

A Room of Mom’s Own

During the past week, I’ve been shifting my perception a little so I spend more energy on what I want in my life than on what I don’t want in … Continue reading A Room of Mom’s Own

Categories: Explore, Happiness ProjectTags: Family, Home, mothering, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on January 17, 2011January 16, 2011

Rhyme nor Reason

The Daily Post has asked if I believe that everything happens for a reason. Do I think that everything’s laid out for us, and we’re just following a predetermined path … Continue reading Rhyme nor Reason

Categories: Explore, Happiness ProjectTags: Education, fate, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on January 16, 2011

Week 24 Review: Old Lessons Made New

I attended a two-hour Chakra Vinyasa™ workshop with Simon Park this morning at Prana Yoga. He’s been doing mini-workshops all weekend, but in the interest of balance I decided to … Continue reading Week 24 Review: Old Lessons Made New

Categories: Explore, Happiness Project, MindfulnessTags: postaday2011, risk looking silly, Simon Park, Yoga
By Charity Posted on January 15, 2011January 14, 2011

Standing on the Side of Love

A few weeks ago I wrote about how women’s experiences are being pushed aside and co-opted for the purpose of supporting a particular political ideology (See “You Don’t Feel That … Continue reading Standing on the Side of Love

Categories: Happiness Project, MindfulnessTags: Gabrielle Giffords, Gun Control, Love, mindfulness, postaday2011
By Charity Posted on January 14, 2011January 13, 2011

Filling my Glass

Browsing the postaday2011 tags on WordPress, I discovered the blog Live Your Bliss. It’s written by Leigh, a woman who last year sold her house and most of her possessions … Continue reading Filling my Glass

Categories: Explore, Happiness ProjectTags: Bliss, Family, Happiness, postaday2011

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