Category: Friends
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A Perfect Weekend
This past weekend was a prime example of how wondrous home life is. It was filled with laughter, love, creativity and fun work. Often it’s the simple things that tip the scale to completely marvelous. It all began Friday morning when I joined one of my best friends in attending the middle school play. Her daughter…
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10,000 Miles Since June
On our latest trip, my husband noted we have driven almost 10,000 miles since June, and we’re still going! (And that doesn’t even include flights.) I think I am taking my job as an employee working for a distributed company very seriously. When people hear what my family is up to, we often get raised…
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Thoughts on the Blood Moon
While I was blown away by the beauty of the moon and stars last night, I think my favorite part of the eclipse was knowing that so many people I love – all around the world – were looking at the same moon and appreciating it, too. It made me feel closer to my loved…
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Website Design Series
I get to be a college teacher 🙂 Come join Happiness Engineer Sam Hamdy and myself for these two workshops at Jamestown Community College if you happen to be in the area. The address is: 525 Falconer St, Jamestown, NY 14701. You can call 716-376-7506 to reserve a spot.
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Ten Days in Dempster
I spent August 6-16 in a church camp in northern NY. We do this once a year, staying in a cabin with my mother-in-law. Other in-laws join for parts of the week, and we get to hang out with friends we only see a few times of year. It’s a time where we celebrate our…
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Caring for Others, as we all Should
The kids in my world are very inspirational. I was reminded of this as we packed up three vans and drove a group of teens to the west side of Buffalo where they joined other kids for a week of helping others. It was a church project, and it’s something that has happened annually for…
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An Email That Changed my Life
One year ago today, I was working night security/gate at the Eastern Traditional Archery Rendezvous when I received an email that changed my life. It said: I work on the Happiness team at Automattic and would like to chat about your recent Happiness Engineer application. Are you free on Friday, July 25th, 8:30am Eastern time…
