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Getting Joyful: A Crystal Quest

Last year, I was introduced to the book, JOYFUL: THE SUPRISING POWER OF ORDINARY THINGS TO CREATE EXTRAORDINARY HAPPINESS by Ingrid Fetell Lee. The book reinforced many things I already instinctually knew. It explained to me why I wanted my office painted yellow (more than a year after I went for Benjamin Moore’s “Sunshine” on the walls).
The author claims there are ten aesthetics of joy:

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Winter Weary Highways

I keep reading where driving is getting more dangerous. Road rage? Legalized pot? Distracted driving? Complacency behind the wheel? All of these contribute to the problem. But there’s something else that isn’t being mentioned.
I can’t stay in my lane if I don’t know where the lane is. Especially this time of year. The lines and dashes that mark the roads are camouflaged by snow. That’s right.…

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2024: Taking Care of Business/Living the Dream

Yes, I have now been officially retired from Corporate America for two years.
But I started my own business (publishing company) and have been focused on getting that up and running, starting with the books I had once published with Loose Id, LLC. They gave me the rights back when they closed their doors. “All” I had to do was slap new covers on them and get them out there, right? Well, that’s…

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#Smallville #TalkVillePodcast: My Superman Obsession Renewed

If you follow my author page on Facebook, you may already know that I have finally started watching Smallville, albeit 20+ years after the fact. What can I say? I was busy in 2001-2011.
The program is about teenaged Clark Kent coming into his powers while he’s in high school. Adolescence is already difficult. This poor guy has not only the usual male trauma, but also changes that he and his…

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Consequences: Mind Blown

Remember a few months ago I was complaining that the electrician ghosted me? I finally reached him by phone and we set a date. He showed up. Spent the day either at my house or buying the things he needed to do the work.
OMG.
He was able to take care of everything on my list except the outside light. But he created a wonderful work-around with motion-detecting lights on both my garage and my…

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Six Degrees of John Lennon

Are you familiar with the “game” Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon? My friends and family have a lot of fun playing this game with other celebrities, too, usually in the form of “You’re within six degrees of <<insert celebrity name>> because <<provide an explanation.>> (Okay, we’re weird, but it’s harmless, you know?)
Yes, I truly am within six degrees of Beatle John Lennon. (I’m not even going to go…

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There Ought to be Consequences

After we got our tax refund this spring, I asked my brother-the-contractor to recommend an electrician who was licensed to work in the city where I live. He gave me a name and phone number.
The contractor came to the house. I showed him what needed to be done. My husband spoke to him, too. Later in the week, on a Sunday night when many contractors catch up on their paperwork, I received an…

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Mushrooms Are In

Several months ago, I read an article in the NY Times stating that mushroom-themed décor was in again.
YAY! That means my kitchen backsplash is now trendy! I was really worried about my dated kitchen.(Not.)

And that enamel cookware my parents bought me back in the 70s? I can start using it again!
Yes, the Merry Mushroom motif, straight from Sears & Roebuck. I have the vegetable steamer and a…


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Joyful: Color & Light Revisited

Color

I recently read a “self-improvement” book that made a lot of sense to me. This doesn’t happen often. I find many “self-help” type books to be not only repetitious, but also written by men who have wives and staffs. I keep threatening to write my own tell-all and titling it Working at the Bottom of the Hill. If you don’t know what that means, email me at mj@mjcompton.com and I’ll be happy to…

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Wisdom from My Dad

My dad died a little over a year ago. COVID was the final thief, but there were other elements at play, too. He was a few months short of his 91st birthday. He’d had a good life. His widow, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren miss him a lot. He was one of those people who always had a hand to lend, a laugh to share, and a lot of very questionable wisdom.
Here are some of the things…

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