What is this life if we don't wander to find ourselves?
Today I hit my 1,000th day of posting what I'm grateful for on Facebook. And on Thanksgiving too! One. Thousand. Days. That's a huge number -- over three years of gratitude posting. See this post for an explanation of the project. My journey began on Nov. 1, 2013, when I decided to start posting what... Continue Reading →
Last night I took time out for a change of pace -- for a change of view. I admit I've had severe election fatigue as most of us in the United States do right about now. I was feeling pretty burned out. So, a change in pace was in order. In the form of a... Continue Reading →
For the past few months, I’ve been working on how to move my gratitude project forward, thus the transformation of my blog and blog Facebook page to “The Wandering Pigeon: Gratitude.” As day 1,000 of my daily gratitude postings rapidly approaches, I have decided to reveal my next step: 1,000 thank you notes. And right... Continue Reading →
Today I woke up on the wrong side of the universe and it just kept going. I didn't want to get out of bed. I couldn't find my socks. The dogs wouldn't eat — and one of them is really sick and I'm afraid he will slip away soon. Then the dogs made a mess. I... Continue Reading →
Going through a make-up bag you haven't cleaned out in decades (and still use daily) is truly like taking a walk down memory lane. Today I became frustrated with the many items in said make-up bag because I couldn't get to anything I truly needed. So I dumped it in the sink -- and my... Continue Reading →
Deep. Fierce. Gratitude. As I walked across campus to my car earlier this week I was filled with gratitude. I looked at the changing leaves, listened to them crunch under my feet — and realized as I was walking that I don't have the life I had always dreamt of — I have the life... Continue Reading →
*** Disclaimer: tear-jerker post about aging pets/pet loss. Very early this morning when the sun was still well on the other side of the world and the house was still, I was awake, the sound of snoring in my right ear. That sound used to keep me awake for hours and it used to drive me... Continue Reading →
As I write this, I am less than 100 days away from Day 1,000 in my daily gratitude postings on Facebook. To see an explanation of how I got started, go to my day 800 post. I've changed the name of this blog to Wandering Pigeon: Gratitude. On day 1,000 I will be changing focus... Continue Reading →
On the eve of the dawn of my last month being 30-something (wow, that was a lot of words, hope you understood that), I’m laughing. Laughing because at the age of 39 I proved you CAN mess up Tuna Helper. The ingredients just refused to blend even after following the instructions Ok, I confess. So... Continue Reading →
Mound City, Kansas, is another true hidden gem located in Linn County. A quick history lesson about the town. It's the original origin of the term "Jayhawkers." The city's website states: "During the Civil war the members of the Seventh Kansas regiment, commanded by Col. C. R. Jennison, became known as "Jayhawkers," and probably from this... Continue Reading →
The Wandering Pigeon 