Erin’s Journals

Monday, December 29, 2025

Just a thought… I don’t need a recipe for disaster. I usually just eyeball it. [Etsy poster, author unknown] Well, for this final journal of 2025 I had a whole red-and-white-dyed post about what we learned this year about being Canadian. But you already know all of that. So I thought I’d tell you the

Rob WhiteheadMonday, December 29, 2025
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A Wright Brothers’ Christmas

I came up with this a few years ago as a Secret Santa type of game to play with friends and/or family around the dining table. Just make sure there are more than two people and that everyone starts with a small present in hand, one that could go to anyone and still be appropriate.

Rob WhiteheadA Wright Brothers’ Christmas
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Monday, December 22, 2025

Just a thought… You can rise up from anything. You can completely recreate yourself. Nothing is permanent. You’re not stuck. You have choices. You can think new thoughts. You can learn something new. You can create new habits. All that matters is that you decide today and never look back. [@BuddhismPageFB] Home alone this Christmas

Rob WhiteheadMonday, December 22, 2025
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Monday, December 15, 2025

Just a thought… What is Christmas? It is the tenderness of the past, courage for the present and hope for the future. [Agnes Pahro] Hang in until Sunday, my friend. That’s when we start to turn the corner into more daylight with the arrival of the Winter Solstice, which is worth celebrating no matter what

Rob WhiteheadMonday, December 15, 2025
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Monday, December 8, 2025

Just a thought… We all make mistakes. The key is learning from those mistakes and not repeating them. [Debbie Macomber] As I spend another week here in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, my rental house gets quieter than it’s been since I arrived nearly four weeks ago: big sister Cindy returns home to Ajijic (near Lake Chapala

Rob WhiteheadMonday, December 8, 2025
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