Jamie Anne Richardson

Feb

2012

A change of plans (Part 1)

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I am a list person. I know what needs to be done on a given day to meet my self-imposed deadlines. And I generally get them done or wear myself out trying. And then sometimes, kinks get thrown in my plans and I have to learn to adjust.

I had about a 72 hour “kink” this weekend.
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The only thing constant is change

February 16, 2012

I have heard the saying a thousand times, “the only thing constant is change.” People age. Pets die. Jobs require relocation. Kids struggle. Illnesses come. Jobs are lost. Change is constant. I have always been one that could find the silver lining in everyone else’s life though I could rarely see it in my own. [...]

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Memory Lane

February 13, 2012

Yesterday morning my almost-4-year-old ran into our formal dining-turned-library while I was sitting on the couch sipping coffee. He was barefoot, but he did have clothes on which, honestly, is saying a lot for my streaker. He is all about speed. He is faster than a speed car (aka Lightning McQueen), faster than a “speedy [...]

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You’ve got to stand for something…

February 9, 2012

I love country music. It speaks to me. Where ever I am in my life, there is some musician that seems to have the words that let me know they “get” it. The top song on my all-time list is Aaron Tippin’s “You’ve Got to Stand for Something.” The chorus is: You’ve got to stand [...]

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Making room

February 6, 2012

I love people watching. Last weekend, the people watching happened at a coffee shop. I went in at 11:00 AM on a Sunday ready to get some work done. Evidently, half of the city had the same idea. The place was packed and I had a half-dead laptop in my backpack. The line was 12 [...]

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Gaining experiences

February 2, 2012

I started the year with one goal in mind: gaining experiences. The bad thing about a goal as vague as that is that you do not know what kind of experiences to expect, it is kind of like praying that God gives you more patience. He will deliver, but the process of gaining that patience [...]

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Happiness is…

January 30, 2012

After my Happiness Pledge post last week, I have been reading a lot of people’s ideas of what makes them happy. The highlights people post about seem to be the simplest of things: kids laughing, spending time with family, silence, and relaxation. As I try to dwell in a more happy state myself, I see [...]

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