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5/21 Gratitude

By NataliePosted on May 21, 2022May 21, 2022
  • Happiness

This Saturday gratitude looks like: Waking up early, rested, without an alarm Working on writing at the Writing Center Finishing my Stranger Things rewatch in […]

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Weekend Gratitude

By NataliePosted on May 8, 2022May 8, 2022
  • Happiness

For my mom, on mother’s day and every day. I am very lucky. For good wine. For the sun, yesterday, and reading on the warm […]

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Home, Home, Home

By NataliePosted on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022
  • Happiness

There’s a spot, a few miles away, where you turn left, and look out from the top of the bluff at the bay. It’s how […]

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A Thursday in Madison

By NataliePosted on May 5, 2022May 5, 2022
  • Happiness

It’s been a rough week, but today was a good day in Madison, mostly hanging out with my bro. A catalog of gratitude: Grubhub delivery. […]

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Spontaneity

By NataliePosted on April 30, 2022April 30, 2022
  • Happiness

Saturday started with no plans and unfolded in chapters. The morning walk that, midway through, turned into walking to town for brunch. The library trip […]

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Windows Open

By NataliePosted on April 23, 2022April 23, 2022
  • Happiness

Spring is the first day I can turn off the HVAC and open the windows and let the the air blow through the house. It’s […]

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The Little Gratitudes

By NataliePosted on April 3, 2022April 3, 2022
  • Happiness

New books from the local bookstore A club sandwich Stocked groceries Clean home, clean clothes, clean sheets Above freezing outside; I walk without a hat […]

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Good Things

By NataliePosted on April 1, 2022April 1, 2022
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I’ve had a few layers of exhaustion follow me through the week — nothing a quiet weekend won’t mend (I hope). But whether it’s an […]

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Wedding, in a few pictures

By NataliePosted on March 27, 2022March 27, 2022
  • Happiness

Cara and Lin’s wedding in a few pictures. I’m back home, exhausted, but happy I was able to be part of something so special. I […]

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Solon

By NataliePosted on March 25, 2022March 25, 2022
  • Happiness

I’m in Solon, IA this weekend (just outside of Iowa City) for my best friends’ wedding this weekend! We got up early this morning (my […]

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