Day 26: Sometimes the most medicinal response to stress is a good cry and a strong hug.Day 27: Friendship trumps entertainment. Day 28: Excuses don’t change what did or didn’t happen; the only thing they change is perspective.
Day 25: Surprising the one next to you
As we approach our one year anniversary, one of the lessons we have learned is this: It is very hard to surprise the person you live with and share finances with. We have come to the point of sharing ideas of gifts and just yelling “surprise” for added effect. The added difficulty shouldn’t be an…
Day 24: Goals
I’m on day 24 of this end-of-the-day retrospective adventure. That’s long enough to have established a habit, right? It’s either 21 days or 3 months. That was not my lesson for today, so I don’t know. But one thing I have learned is that: Goals beget goals. I created one goal, publically, to reflect on…
Day 23: China
Today I learned this:
Day 22: Use what you’ve got
It’s the day before grocery day in the Taipe house. That means the simplest of all suppers was made, because ingredients are low. I stared into the refrigerator and cabinets with a blank look on my face for minutes thinking, “we don’t have any food.” I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s done this…
Day 21: Enough
Merry Christmas! Well in our office it was at least. Our organization treated us to free Christmas dinner and concert. It’s easy to think about where you work as a means to an end. In most cases its a way to earn an income that will allow you to eat, live somewhere and have fun….
Day 20: Celebrate Others
I have some amazing people in my life. At the very top of this list is of course my husband, parents and siblings. And honestly, although I’ve known some of the most fabulous people on the planet, very few friends come close to my family, because family is forever. Not because they aren’t great, but…
Day 19: Limits of solidarity
I’m married to a fabulous man. He would do anything I asked, which is probably why I’m very careful what I ask. Tonight I probably ask too much as he is helping me with some work. He’ll probably be up most of the night finishing it, and then the rest of the night he has…
Day 18: You’re influenced
Today was spent mostly driving back to reality after the long Thanksgiving weekend. It was great to spend time with family, see new places and not think about work for a few hours at a time. A lot of this time was spent creating new memories, while a fair amount was catching up after nearly…
Day 16 & 17: Forgive yourself & Glean wisdom
This is an awesome 2-part post, mosly because I got distracted and only got around to writing the title last night before falling asleep. So sorry if there are multiple concepts in one place, but I thought it was important to still reflect on both of my days. After all, this is still in the…
Brown Bag Adventures 