Me and My Short-Term Memory

Lu and me--many months ago
(However, I did wear this cardigan yesterday, so it feels like yesterday. Ha!)


About three or four times a week, I'll see a friend and we'll each say our normal "How are yous?"--only my friend's  "How are you?" seems to have much much more emphasis on the HOW.

And at first I'm thinking, "I must really look like heck today--if they are putting that much emphasis on the HOW." (Like, HOW on earth did you go outside looking like that, Dawn?)

And that's when it hits me: this is a friend who reads my blog ...

and since I haven't been blogging regularly, they're really wondering HOW I am doing.

So, I just want to make sure everyone knows, I am doing well. I'm healthy and happy--and grateful for each day. 

But, I'll be honest, life has been really wonky these past 5 months and it's made it hard to blog daily or even weekly sometimes.

But I am doing well. 

And I do miss blogging regularly.

So, I hope you won't worry or write me off. I'm still here!

Have a beautiful day. Thanks for checking in on me (via email or in person).

With love,

Dawn 

PS: I am watching Survivor Philippines and plan to blog about it Thursday. I think it's a great cast and season. So far, I've really enjoyed it.

PPS: My  mom's friend pinned this idea on Pinterest and I tried it and loved it, so I wanted to share:

You freeze little florettes of whipped cream on parchment paper and then float them in your hot cocoa.

Isn't that cool? (If your family fights over the whipped cream, it's a Godsend. Now, everyone gets their fair share. Ha ha ha).





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