Category: celebrations
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The Sun Sets on Bloganuary
It’s the last day! We made it! If I were an organized blogger, I’d brag about how many posts I got in this month. I am not, so I’m guessing…10. I’ll check later. I have a feeling it’s a bit higher. Edit: 14! Today’s prompt is about the best place to see a sunset near…
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My favorite meal to cook and eat
Today’s bloganuary prompt: https://bloganuary.wordpress.com/2023/01/18/whats-your-favorite-meal-to-cook-and-or-eat/ To cook: pancakes! They’re easy to make, infinitely customizable, and delicious. To eat: my Oma’s pancakes. She’s German. They’re kind of like thick crepes, and I’ve tried to make them, and they’re fine…but they are best when she makes them. I prefer them sprinkled with lots of cinnamon sugar and rolled…
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The happiest day of my life
I fell off the bloganuary wagon (not that I ever promised to stay on), and today’s prompt inspired me to write. The prompt: https://bloganuary.wordpress.com/2023/01/17/describe-the-happiest-day-of-your-life/ The prompt: https://bloganuary.wordpress.com/2023/01/17/describe-the-happiest-day-of-your-life/ Note: I duplicated that block above because the first attempt (where I swapped background color and text color) somehow…borked upon saving/viewing online. Is it a bug or “user…
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Bloganuary!
Does this count? I promise tomorrow will be marginally better.
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Thanksgiving
I’m at my mom’s in PA. We picked up my sister Emily yesterday — she’s here from Texas for work-related leadership training. You can bet I already grilled her on the training and instructional design approach. We had a lot of fun talking about the group interactions, and the “work style” personality quiz that the…
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When 1 becomes 2
The title of this post is a riff on one of my favorite Spice Girls songs, “2 Become 1.” Feel free to listen as you read the rest. The Spider Plant Story I bought a spider plant at Home Depot last year (or this year, who knows, but it was a long time ago). I…
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My First Year as an Instructional Designer
I’m writing this post 15 minutes before work, on purpose — because I get stuck trying to make reflective posts perfect and they don’t need to be. Today is something to celebrate: It’s my one year anniversary of working as an instructional designer in Happiness at Automattic. Happiness is the customer support division, and if…
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ID Highlights of the Week
My mom and sister visited last week and it was the best vacation and family time I could have hoped for. I napped a ton, we visited great places, my mom brought baby and childhood pictures that are now hanging in various places to remind myself that I didn’t always live in deep angst (that’s…
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Birthday Eve Reflections
Not Another Pandemic Birthday Party My birthday is my second favorite holiday (after Halloween). I don’t think it’s because I’m self-centered (although you might disagree); I just enjoy being showered with good wishes, eating cake, and having a day to reflect on life. I didn’t want to reflect this year, because honestly, it’s been rough.…
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