I am a Scrooge. A Grinch. A Holiday Humbug. I never understood when people would talk about the stress of Christmas as a youngster. To me, Christmas was a magical time of joy and excitement and sleepless anticipation. Of course, as a kid all I had to do was sign my name to the family…
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Santa!
That was the text I just sent. To my 34 year old roommate. Every year in my town, Santa cruises through neighborhoods mounted atop a bedazzled firetruck. He waves at children who stream out of their houses, shouts “Ho! Ho! Ho!” and throws candy. It’s quite the scene. Here was my experience. I texted my…
Vacuums and Maturity
Basically, I got a blank check this week. I earned a special gift at work and was rewarded with a certain number of points to spend in an online catalog of prizes. I flipped through the virtual pages and gazed longingly at many fabulous prizes. IPods, luggage, cameras, Keurigs, iPads, and foot massagers ranked high…
SUDA!
My brother is a rock star. I am his groupie. I traveled back home last weekend to watch him compete (and WIN!) a state wide marching competition. I also had the pleasure of hearing Wind Symphony perform a special Veteran’s Day concert. I was so impressed with the entire band. These are high school students,…
Happy Blog-o-Versary
I began I Think on Paper one year ago today. One year of writing. 185 posts. 250 comments. 7,139 views. Happy Blog-o-Versary, IThinkOnPaper! I’d been contemplating starting a blog and letting some of my crazy free for years. I love writing and feedback and, one year later, it holds true that I process life best…
Leaving on a Jet Plane…
Here is a compilation of the New England Autumn beauty I got to experience during my recent trip to Rhode Island and Massachusetts! Here I am enjoying cable TV and room service. Oh,simple joys. Paddling my way? Yes, that is a carved pumpkin! John Hancock’s punny family crest (complete with roosters and a hand!)…
Mary Poppins
I got a lot of stolen glances on my way into work last Thursday… and not the good kind. People flat out stared, whispered, did double takes, and cocked eye brows. Then the questions started: “Are you the super nanny?” “Are you Canadian?” Or, my personal favorite: “Are you from nutritional services? When will my…
Writing and Life
I just cracked open a new journal. It makes my heart happy. It represents the future. The lessons that I will learn and the epiphanies gleaned over the next several months. I always have a running list of things I think about and would like to write about. I continually compose in my mind. I…
Theater for One
I did something that I’ve never done before. At first I was nervous, unsure of how it would be. Maybe I wouldn’t like it. Do I have you interested yet? Want to know what I did? I went to the movies by myself. I earned a free movie ticket over the summer which sat in…
5K for the 27M
Slavery still exists. I wonder how many people know that. And it’s not a little problem. There are more slaves in the world today that at any other time in history. 27 million men, women and children are enslaved. I first heard about this modern day plight at Passion 2012. I learned more of the…