Category Archives: Happiness-es

Patchwork highway

Posted on June 7, 2015 by allielousch

Last night, Madi and I bounced along a cobbley mix of dirt and gravel; brick boulevards, pristine asphalt, and county roads who’s use-by dates were probably 20 years ago. Asphalt patches, concrete stop-gaps, and -in many places – a milled … Continue reading →

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Slowing down as a Sign of Life

Posted on May 28, 2015 by allielousch

This morning I tackled a small…mound of dishes and felt it. Yesterday, while sorting out my banking and budget, while working, and listening – I felt it. It is the too familiar: not good enough you’re a jerk you’ll never … Continue reading →

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So quiet it was loud: Signs of life

Posted on May 11, 2015 by allielousch

It was so quiet at the cabins we’d rented so quiet that after sitting still for twenty minutes the croaking of the bullfrog’s sunrise song the swish of the snakes in the lake wind through trees and warming waking insect … Continue reading →

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All the Feels: Signs of life

Posted on March 26, 2015 by allielousch

Spring is moving in to the Flint Hills. The prairies are thawing a bit. On my way to yoga yesterday, I noticed the yellow  forsythia bushes, purple red bud trees, and the white of what I think are crabapple trees. … Continue reading →

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A few goals for Winter 2015

Posted on January 13, 2015 by allielousch

  Last summer, I made a list of what adventures and tasks I wanted to accomplish while the weather was warm. Believe it or not, by Fall’s end, the list was mostly checked “done.” It felt good to see the … Continue reading →

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Snowscape (a love letter)

Posted on December 18, 2014 by allielousch

Last night – after Christmas carols and merry faces receded into sleep – snow fell. And fell. And fell. I love it. Snow makes me so ridiculously happy that sometimes I wonder if it contains something akin to crack for … Continue reading →

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Anonymous

Posted on December 9, 2014 by allielousch

  Some days, anonymity is sweet. Parents get this; healthy parents. With kids on stage, on field, out front, pressing forward, these parents allow all of the applause to rest on the kid and do not reach for one ray of spotlight. … Continue reading →

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What lasts

Posted on November 23, 2014 by allielousch

Last night, I slept with the windows open…in late November. Oh Kansas, just when we think that it will be sub-zero temps through March, you sneak in a foggy 63 degree day and warm night. Thanks so much. And this … Continue reading →

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Worth it.

Posted on November 12, 2014 by allielousch

Yesterday, I ended up sick-as-a-pup. In the late-night-I-can’t-sleep-nor-breathe wonderings, it became clear from whom I caught the bug. Sunday morning,  a sweet little nugget of a person crawled into my lap in the overflow room at eFree. Made it all worth it. So did … Continue reading →

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We’ve got to make the time

Posted on November 2, 2014 by allielousch

  I am enjoying my new job. The people are wild and woolly; precise and reserved; most seem to be learning and stretching towards something new. I wonder if I am here now to help streamline work and files or … Continue reading →

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