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Hi, I'm Annie.

Mother of 3,
spouse to G,
writer of things,
former batgirl,
sister,
daughter,
lucky friend,
and American
living in Australia.

Basic Joy = my attempt to document all of this life stuff, stubbornly looking for the joy in dailiness. 

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Annie's bookshelf:

Mama, Ph.D.: Women Write About Motherhood and Academic LifeMountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the WorldThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the PieThe Island: A NovelThe PassageSecret Spaces of Childhood

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Just a collection of images that bring out the happy & hygge in me. 

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Friday
Dec102010

Elsewhere

 

~It's my turn at Segullah today so feel free to click on over if you're so inclined.

~I've also been collecting some lovely images that have made me happy lately (like this one) over at gather

~I didn't make it on the advent calendar bandwagon this year but I'm planning a fun 12 Days of Christmas using Tara's Bossy Elf idea, starting Monday.  Genius idea, right up my kids' alley. Her bossy elf is named Bernard. What should ours be named? Clevis? Or maybe Clarence, the bossy Angel who finally got his wings?

~I watched Little Women over the sick weekend. Although it's not an outright Christmas movie, it definitely gave me a Christmas oomph. You should watch it (just channeling the bossy elf, is all).

~Today was the last class of the semester for the course I helped teach. Good news! I went all semester without a parking ticket (and--shhh--without buying a parking pass, either). I feel oddly entitled to spend the savings.

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Reader Comments (1)

Annie, your Segullah post was beautiful. You have an amazing gift. Wish we lived close enough to have ableskivvers on Christmas morning together.

12.11.2010 | Unregistered CommenterJen J.

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