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Day 31 – What we focus on
So I’ve come to the end of my 31-Day Visual Challenge and I want to thank you all for spending time with me on this journey. Posting every day for a month (a month with 31 days, no less!) was … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Learning, Memories, Mindfulness, Observations, Positive Psychology, Siblings
Tagged autumn, fall, mindful, mindfulness, New England, noticing, observation, visual, What we focus on
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Day 27 – Family
I love this photo of our family that my sister took at Christmas time last year. I love it because we were just goofing around and one of the girls said, “Everyone smile, look up and to the left!” so … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Learning, Memories, Mindfulness, Observations, Positive Psychology, Siblings
Tagged Calvin & Hobbes, Calvin face, Family, goofing around, humor, irony, look to the left!, visual, What we focus on
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Day 10 – What do you notice?
For those of you who know me, you’ve seen this photo before. I didn’t take this one; Mark did. This is a photo that was taken in July of 2011 of my granddaughter and me. I know all the things … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Memories, Mindfulness, Observations, Positive Psychology
Tagged Family, love
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Day 7 – A lot to notice!
I feel a little bit like I’m providing a Where’s Waldo book given how much there is to notice in this post! Paying attention and noticing things takes time… how much time depends on each person: what’s going on in … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Learning, Memories, Mindfulness, Observations, Positive Psychology, Travel
Tagged Christmas cards, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Machakos, mindfulness, porch, San Gimignano, standing desk, visual
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Day 2 – Noticing something old as if for the first time
Today I’m noticing something from 16 years ago as if for the first time. (This is legal, by the way! And since I’m being honest about it, does that mean I get extra points?!) In my clutter clearing that I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Learning, Memories, Mindfulness, Observations, Positive Psychology
Tagged Art of Observation, Cornell, Family, Frick Museum, masks, mindfulness, noticing
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The Death of MyFamily… .com
So it’s come to this. I knew I would be sad that MyFamily.com was retiring today, but I had no idea how sad I would actually be when it was no longer available. I felt like I had lost a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Memories
Tagged change, Connection, Distance, Family, Memories, MyFamily.com, travel
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Meeting Elliott
Before our first grandchild was born in 2011, I thought arriving to see her one week after her birth would be fine. How would I know? I had never had a grandchild before. And then she was born, and it … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Memories, Travel
Tagged babies, car trouble, grandma, love, windshield wipers
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