I started a trip today and had to be at the airport by 1030a. Now, John and I have two very different outlooks when it comes to deciding what time to leave the house when we're headed to the airport. I look at google maps, then I wonder how much time I should allow for …
Author: marciannabril
Just a gal who’s grateful for every moment, even the messy ones.
Nov 2 – 7.7 miles, garage shelves, and kitchen messes
We've taken up hiking. Okay, truth is, I originally said, 'I've got to do something. I come home from a trip and sit on the couch. I'm going to go on hikes!' This was not met with great enthusiasm from John (although he was happy that I wasn't including him). His dad also hikes and …
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Nov 1 – Paige
Years ago, I began an experiment of sorts...it all started with the intention of seeing if I could only make a single post a day on Facebook. I chose November and decided to make the posts about what I was grateful for in my life. Over the years, the scope of my gratitude grew and …
Course Correction
This past year, I have made the comment 'My doctor yelled at me' a lot. And to be honest, it's true. In February, after having bloodwork done, my doctor called and said, 'Marci, we need to talk'. I then got a lecture about my cholesterol and how I had less than 3 months to make …
If you can’t say something nice…
So, I just finished a trip. Day 1. Everything was fine. Day 2. By the end of the day, one of the other flight attendants was avoiding me like the plague. Wouldn't look at me, wouldn't speak to me. We had had a maintenance delay before the second flight of the day which had taken …
Feelings suck and old habits are hard to break
I used to live on a very even keel. Smooth sailing. Even tempered as much as possible. I learned and knew my triggers (and everyone else's) and did my best to avoid them or throw myself on the grenade to absorb as much fallout as possible. Because, my reaction, I could control. Looking back, it's …
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Worth
I am flying back home after spending two days with my youngest daughter. The actual, in air flight time to go from my home to hers is 13 hours and to get back is closer to 14 1/2. I am exhausted, not quite thinking straight, and I'm not a hundred percent certain that I'm making …
Love
Valentine's Day is this week. Flowers, candy, cards...I'm really not a fan and never have been. Having grown up in the era before teachers required you to bring a valentine for everyone in the class, I can remember being heartbroken when I looked in my valentine box and it was never as full as the …
Letting go
My life is very different in so many ways than it was 4 years ago. And, while it was a long and oft times difficult path to get from 'there' to 'here', it has been well worth it. I am a different person. A different person, but in oh, so many ways, so much the …
Crosscheck
Funny thing about my job. I rarely fly with people that I have flown with before. As soon as I meet them though, I am putting my life in their hands as they are putting theirs in mine. It's a 'I've got your back' kind of job. Everyone has their strengths and to recognize them …
A Grateful Mess 