One Gal's Musings

These are the thoughts and observations of me — a woman of a certain age. (Oh, my, God, I'm 65!) I'm single. I'm successful enough (independent, self supporting). I live just outside Chicago, the best city in the world. I'm an aunt and a friend. I feel that voices like mine are rather underrepresented online or in print. So here I am. If my musings resonate with you, please visit my blog again sometime.

Thursday, August 08, 2013

2013 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 8

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Today's happiness: An afternoon nap. The office closed today at 12:30 for the company picnic. I slipped away and came home instead. I...
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Can't help it. I'm ANNOYED!

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Four of us share a space, and I hate it, hate it, hate it. Because one of my coworkers seems to go out of her way to get on my nerves, and w...
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2013 August Happiness Challenge: Day 7

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Today's happiness: my iPod. I've been carrying this old thing -- an old school iPod classic -- for so long that I take it for gran...
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Looking good!

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I've seen Lana twice at the health club this week, and am pleased to report she looks wonderful. Lana is a coworker of mine -- a woman...
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Wednesday, August 07, 2013

2013 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 6

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Today's happiness: Joey. How I love this cat! So much so that today his visage replaces Augie's. We met in the mid-1990s. His p...
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Color me confused

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As I have written many a time, I am worried about my job stability. Between reorganization at my client's offices, which will change t...
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Tuesday, August 06, 2013

2013 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 5

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Today's happiness: My Aunt Jo. She's my Godmother, my dad's baby sister. She and my mother had a difficult relationship, and my...
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I blame it on Charleton Heston

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I dearly do love TCM Summer Under the Stars , but tonight is Charleton Heston night (all Chuck, nothing but Chuck) and he really leaves me...
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Monday, August 05, 2013

The times, they are a-changing

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I am blessed to live in a community that values public transportation. We have many bus lines and are bordered on two sides by three differe...
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Sunday, August 04, 2013

2013 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 4

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Going to the movies. I love everything about seeing a film on the big screen, and yet this summer, I've only been once before. Part of...
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Sunday Stealing

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Massive Alphabet Meme, part two The Letter N   Do you have a nickname?   Yes What is your favorite number? 7 Do you prefer night or da...
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Saturday, August 03, 2013

2013 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 3

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Today's happiness: State Farm. A very official-looking envelope came from State Farm yesterday and I immediately set it aside. I have ...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: I'm a Believer 1) This song is about a guy who fell in love when he saw her face. Do you believe in love at first sig...
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Friday, August 02, 2013

2013 August Happiness Challenge -- Day Two

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Today's happiness: The Village Book Fair. I'm so glad that I live in a village of book lovers, where the library has three branche...
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Trifextra

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This week's challeng e: 33 words inspired by this photo -- 33 of your own words inspired by the following photo. - See more at: http...
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Thursday, August 01, 2013

2013 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 1

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Today's happiness: My job. Yeah, I know I complain about it. A lot. And there's much about it that isn't perfect. BUT, as I si...
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Introducing Augie and The August Happiness Challenge 2013

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Meet Augie, The August Happiness Challenge Cat The Challenge is really very simple: "Each day in August you are to post about...
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It's that time again!

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TCM Summer Under the Stars kicked off this morning with a full day of Bogart! I love how TCM chooses 31 great performers and highlight...

"Let it go, Gal. Just let it go."

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"But it was small minded and elitist." "And it was just one paragraph of a six page booklet." "Exactly! It was ...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Really? REALLY?

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I have the most painful, red and angry little zit on my lip. The tenacious little bastard has been hanging on since Friday. I'm 55 yea...
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It was the strangest thing

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As I was walking into the coffee room of our newly renovated office space, preparing to fill my mug with ice water, it dawned on me, "I...

Well, it won't be today

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Today is payday, and it's the middle of the third quarter, so I was more than a little afraid that today would be the day the axe fell...
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

"Isn't she lovely? Isn't she wonderful?"

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The Stevie Wonder song began running through my head when I learned I was given the "One Lovely Blog Award" by Kellee at " ...
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Monday, July 29, 2013

Inspired

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My niece's college, The Culinary Institute of Michigan , put this on their Facebook page this morning and I love it. Today I took #...
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