Journaling This blog will be used for writing and journaling where dates do not have too much importance.  I already have a planner where I capture things that are date/calendar specific and I capture things that Spark Joy every day. This blog is for adding more context and detail and memorializing things that I had written online and can copy and paste from emails, facebook posts, etc.  It will record decision made and why, the outcome and any key input into those decisions.  The information here should be searchable so I can reference in the future.  A lot of things captured here is because the information is captured digitally and…

I saw a post where someone’s mother had passed away and they had a Pierogi dinner in her honor. It got me thinking about how I want to be remembered and celebrated. We have started a tradition of New Year’s Day hikes, Mother’s Day hikes, birthday hikes. I imagine the family would have a hike in my honor. I want to be remembered for my love of running, my Keep Smiling motto, ingraining the importance of health and fitness and eating right for my kids, my love for the outdoors, for the piano, for my planner, outdoor dining. Of course, all of this is in addition to my love for…