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Category Archives: Inspiration
Hope!
As the news of reopening plans are starting to show, I feel such a strong sense of hope along with happiness. The weather in Chicago was beautiful yesterday, and today it’s going to be sunny AND sixty degrees! 😎 Oh, … Continue reading
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A little Hygieia, please!
As I travel around the world, I collect notebooks from every museum I visit. I always have to have something to write on by my side at all times and writing on a travel notebook from another country always makes … Continue reading
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Day 28 of a Month of Gratitude
I woke up in a great mood completely unlike yesterday. Nothing dramatic happened between yesterday and this morning so I wonder why such a drastic mood change. Again, I will blame it on the COVID-19. It was sunny but rain … Continue reading
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A Month of Gratitude: Day 18
Finally! Blue skies and sunshine! It’s amazing how the weather changes so drastically from one day to the next, especially here in Chicago. Yesterday was snowing and depressing, and today is all sunshine! 😎 I knew I had to go … Continue reading
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Day 14 of a Month of Gratitude
Today is day 31 of my self isolation from the coronavirus. I still can’t believe this is all happening, but yesterday I felt a tiny sliver of hope of an opening of the world as I was talking to a … Continue reading
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Day 11 of a Month of Gratitude
Fuck. Another day of this bullshit. Today is my 28th day of isolation from the coronavirus pandemic. I want to call it, “The Coronavirus Shit Show,” and it feels good to just type the words “fuck” and “shit,” considering that … Continue reading
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Day 4 of a Month of Gratitude
Somedays you just wake up and feel like shit, and today is one of them. I’m waking up to a gloomy, rainy day in Chicago with a temperature of 43 degrees and a “feels like” temperature of 37 degrees. I … Continue reading
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