Category: Gratitude
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What I Did Over My Summer Vacation
90 days. We’re coming up on 90 days in the new house. Man, that went fast. If you know me in person and I haven’t invited you over yet, don’t be insulted. We’ve barely had anyone over. We want to. We intend to. And then another week goes by. Can I share something with you…
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The gift of precision: How switching from iPhone to Android birthed a whole new outlook on life
In this month of gratitude, today I give thanks for … enough. Delivering exactly what’s required in any situation with absolute precision … that is a beautiful and deceptively simple thing. Giving people MORE than they need — because you think MORE must be better — isn’t always a good idea. I started thinking about…
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Food, friends, foraging … it’s Thanksgiving, bitches (or) a happy post about things that are nice
Hello bitches. I mean “peeps.” Really, I’m trying to curb my bitch-calling habit. It’s so hard because I get such joy from it. I don’t know why. Listen, I can’t figure myself out tonight. Can someone else go psycho-analyze that and get back to me? So guess what? It’s gratitude time, bi … uh ……
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I’m not saying it’s eloquent, but it’s a post
Today I am thankful for the freelance job that currently OWNS MY ASS. I am thankful to find out that I will put up with much inconvenience, corporate hoo-hah and ridiculous turnaround times for the right price. Apparently, I CAN be bought. I feel so American. I am thankful for the lovely and talented…
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The essay that’s trying to be a list (or) Past Trish wasn’t always so nice
Housekeeping note to email subscribers: Sorry if you’ve gotten email-bombed from me over the past few days. There were some technical issues due to the site being down. Expect one or two more repeat posts and then we should be back on track. Sorry! ___ (Originally posted Nov. 15, 2012) Today I give thanks that…
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Gratitude for faith and rituals from a non-religious hippie
Housekeeping note: Many of you have probably noticed that I changed the entire design of the bloggity a few days ago. I’m not sure that I’m loving this design either… Stay tuned for more possible changes and excuse the mess if things get a little wonky in the meantime. ___ Well, crap. I don’t have…