Tuesday, August 18, 2026

August Happiness Challenge – Day 17

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My 2026 Happiness Icon Today's Happiness: Being back in The Loop. I was downtown during late afternoon on a weekday for the first time i...
Monday, August 17, 2026

Planning Ahead

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It began with a joke I made during a recent sit down with my financial guy. We talked about my spending over the first six months of the y...
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August Happiness Challenge: August 16

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  My 2026 Happiness Icon Today's Happiness: My bath mat. Y eah, sometimes it really is the little things. I like my new bath mat. It...
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Sunday, August 16, 2026

Sunday Stealing

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WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ...?  1. Flavor? Cinnamon   2. Movie?                   3. Piece of jewelry?  I often wear this charm as a pendant...
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Saturday, August 15, 2026

August Happiness Challenge – Day 15

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My 2026 Happiness Icon Today's Happiness: Two old ladies from Florida.  This one is hard. I'm in a bad mood because of my neighbor (...
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I'm not a Kardashian

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I'm in a very bad mood as I write this. Something happened today that was unfair and I can't shake it. My neighbor at the end of the...
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Friday, August 14, 2026

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Blueberry Hill (1956) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . This month Saturday 9 will be tasty, featuring songs ...
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August Happiness Challenge – Day 14

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  My 2026 Happiness Icon Today's Happiness: Blueberry muffins.  With sugar sprinkled on top! I don't expect to be this delight...
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Thursday, August 13, 2026

August Happiness Challenge – Day 13

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My 2026 Happiness Icon Today's Happiness: I'm that woman.  I worked today with my favorite shift supervisor, Zoey. She is a junior a...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Thursday Thirteen #475

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Back to School! For four years, my nephew lived in the dorms at Western Illinois University. As I was folding and putting away my last...
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August Happiness Challenge – Day 12

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My 2026 Happiness Icon Today's Happiness: Movies!  Every August TCM hosts Summer Under the Stars – special programming that features a s...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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  WWW. WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded, click ...
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August Happiness Challenge – Day 11

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My 2026 Happiness Icon Today's Happiness: We done good.  Tonight was the volunteer appreciation dinner for the library book sale. We mad...
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Monday, August 10, 2026

August Happiness Challenge – Day 10

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My 2026 Happiness Icon Today's Happiness: My wild kingdom.  Today both my highly domesticated cats were in touch with their ...
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Sunday, August 09, 2026

August Happiness Challenge – Day 9

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My 2026 Happiness Icon Today's Happiness: Bregmania.  Lots of fans – my nephew included – are hard on Cubs third baseman Alex Breg...
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A-HA!

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The lightbulb went off first thing.  This morning at church, our service opened with a prayer that advised us: "Choosing joy is a holy ...
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Sunday Stealing

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Answers these questions when you don't have anything to blog about ...  1) Describe your typical weekend, and tell us how this weekend h...
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Saturday, August 08, 2026

August Happiness Challenge – Day 8

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My 2026 Happiness Icon Today's Happiness: Anthony Rizzo Appreciation Post.  Today is my favorite-most Cub's 37th birthday. He ...
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Maybe it was only weird for me

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Most everything in my neighborhood that matters to me is on one street and within blocks. My bank, the movie theaters, the card shop where I...
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