Author Archives: Mary Christine

November 11, 2023

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Mary Christine

This is one of my favorite images from the year. I decided to travel this year and spent a lot of time doing so from June until October. The photo above is from a camping trip I took in June. … Continue reading →

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A New Life

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Mary Christine

I have been thinking and praying and thinking and praying about blogging. I miss it so much. But my entire message and my entire life has changed. I am not the person I used to be when I was blogging. … Continue reading →

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And now it’s December

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Mary Christine

I love to think I am an eye-conographer (crazy spelling, but I don’t want to come up in searches for the real word). I currently have 5, count ’em, 5 eye-cons that are unfinished in my house. They get to … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Gratitude, Osteoporosis, Retirement | 14 Comments

XXXVII

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Mary Christine

It’s been two years since I have checked in. Every now and then someone will come along and comment. Some of the comments are nice, and some of them are semi-snarky… like “I don’t know what happened to Mary….” Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Gratitude, Progress, Retirement, Sobriety | 13 Comments

XXXV

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Mary Christine

Today I celebrate 35 years of continuous sobriety.  I am so very grateful to a loving God and to Alcoholics Anonymous. A month or so ago, I had another nightmare about my former husband.  This time we were living in … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Gratitude, Meditation, Sobriety | 21 Comments

New Pyrex Bowls

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Mary Christine

Now that I have received my first paycheck, I have made a couple of impulsive purchases.  I don’t think $12 for a set of three bowls is going to set me back too badly, but perhaps if I made a … Continue reading →

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Another Year, Another Tulip

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Mary Christine

This brave little soul just decided to bloom today.  It is 73 º outside, so it has been fooled.  It is supposed to be nearly 80 tomorrow, and then a huge snowstorm on Wednesday.  Ah, life in Colorado. An old … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Gratitude, Sobriety, Spring, Weather, Work | 12 Comments

Journey through September

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Mary Christine

It’s Monday morning and I don’t have to go to work or anywhere else.    This is one of the best things about retirement.  No dread on Sunday.  No schedule on Monday.  There is not even Mass at my church, … Continue reading →

Posted in Junk-blogging, Retirement | 6 Comments

An Ordinary Thursday Afternoon

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Mary Christine

I was in a triathlon on Saturday morning.  I had broken 2 ribs in August, so I had not trained.  I had kept walking daily throughout my recovery, and tried swimming and biking in the last couple of weeks and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bicycle, Clothes, Food, Friends, Meditation, Race, Sobriety, Thrift, Training, Triathlon | 5 Comments

Retirement 3.0

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Mary Christine

I retired for the third time on September 5.  The next day was the 24th anniversary of the first day I started at the hospital.  This time when I retired, I felt the way people are probably supposed to feel. … Continue reading →

Posted in Retirement, The Church | 9 Comments