My OBT

What if you spent every day looking for One Beautiful Thing?


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Pre-Vacation Squee

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Don’t worry. I will still be posting daily as usual!

We have a (very busy) staycation planned for next week. Even though our week will be filled with meetings and appointments and a fairly robust to do list, it’s been a long year, and I’m still thrilled to get a week away from the office.

How excited am I? I’m drunk-girl-confronted-with-puppies excited!


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Etsomnia™ 107: Put on Your Big Girl Pants

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If a teardrop tattoo means that you murdered someone, I shudder to think what a teardrop on the seat of your pants would mean…

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
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Remembering

Reuters (I think)

Reuters (I think)

I have nothing clever to say today. I’m just thinking about all those who were lost and those who were left. Wishing us all better days.

Much love,

Donna

In case you want more, here are my previous 9/11-related posts.

A small collection of beautiful, sweet, painful stories told by those who lost family members, It Never Gets Easier.

A 9/11 story you’ve probably never heard, All Hands On Deck.

And my personal 9/11 story, It Was a Beautiful Day.