Category Archives: cheryl’s musings

Grateful for peaceful moments: Day 25

I’m grateful for meditation. I find that even a short time meditating re-charges my batteries and makes me feel more centered and grounded. I started meditating about 10 years ago. I find that the bigger the challenge, the more I … Continue reading

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Grateful for Hou: Day 23

We’ve got 2 cats: Genghis, who is my baby, and Houdini, who is Mr. Dude’s darling. In truth, Hou is the sweetest cat imaginable. He’s almost good natured beyond belief; even the vet has expressed astonishment at how good tempered … Continue reading

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Grateful for tomorrows: Day 22

Hmmm…well, I planned on blogging across the holiday, and writing them up this weekend, but I’m having one of those funny nerve thingies so typing isn’t so easy right now. So I may or may not post the next few … Continue reading

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Beautiful day & tree gratefuls: Day 21

We’re having amazingly, unseasonably warm weather here, and I’m definitely not complaining! One of my favorite things is to go out at night, wrap myself in a snuggly blanket and watch the trees at night. We’ve got incredible trees, as … Continue reading

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Grateful for Chocolate!! Day 20

What else is there to say? I’ve been loving the Alter Eco Chocolate bar with Cacao nibs but the Whole Foods and MOM’s near me doesn’t have them anymore. So… I am “forced” to expand to other chocolates, AND play … Continue reading

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Grateful for Beauty: Day 19

Beauty comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Sometimes an encouraging email, sometimes a hug, sometimes a sunset, sometimes *gasp* a real live letter. Or even a letter with stickers! I am absolutely loving this gorgeous drawing done by … Continue reading

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Grateful for Flowers & Fun: Day 18

I’m very fond of violet roses, and so I got some for myself today.  I rarely find the purple ones, so I was super grateful that not only did TJ’s have them, but they were just $5! I know they … Continue reading

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Grateful for Crackers! Day 17

Part of having tons of food restrictions is that my default is that processed foods are out. Meaning, I can count the # of foods I can eat on my fingers without even having to go to my toes. One … Continue reading

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Grateful for Snuggle Time: Day 16

A few years ago, we instituted snuggle time at Casa de Harris. When I first get home,I’ll go to the futon, call the dudes (feline and human) and relax for a while. For the record, the cats come when called. … Continue reading

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Gratitude for Interweb Goodness: Day 15

Okay, since it’s Dec 15th, I’m almost half way through 31 days of Gratitude for the December Self-Care Retreat! I didn’t know what I was going to write about today, and then I saw this collection of awesome pictures… Buzzfeed: … Continue reading

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