Category Archives: I Remember When… (my OWN stories)

Memories and vignettes, true stories old or recent.

“Morning Pages”

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Jan C. Johnson

This month I’ve started doing Morning Pages — If you’re a writer you’ve heard of this journaling/freewriting exercise that’s supposed to encourage creativity. The idea is to just write anything that comes to mind, quickly and without stopping, until you … Continue reading →

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Out With the New, In With the Old

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Jan C. Johnson

Did you ever get rid of a piece of furniture to make room for a replacement… without knowing whether the replacement would even function, or fit in the space? It’s a commitment. It takes some faith to burn a bridge … Continue reading →

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Polish Wedding Wedding Polish

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Jan C. Johnson

Last month Greg, my younger son, married his lovely fiancée. I looked forward to the celebration with great joy, Katie being as sweet and precious a prospective daughter as I could have hoped. Mere hours before the rehearsal, though, we … Continue reading →

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How Healthy Weight Loss Almost Got Me Into Deep Yogurt with the Department of Homeland Security

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Jan C. Johnson

Two of our dear friends, a young couple from Venezuela, gained US citizenship recently. Since this is a really big deal, we determined to attend the ceremony. Complicating our trek to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services office was a … Continue reading →

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Runs In the Background

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Jan C. Johnson

My husband, Brent, is one of the most generous, most unassuming and least demanding guys I know. Like a system scan on the computer, he “can run in the background while you do other work.” And he does. If he … Continue reading →

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How Coffee Put Me On Edge (It Ain’t the Caffeine)

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Jan C. Johnson

For years, coffee made me crazy, and not because of the caffeine. It was that underhanded coffeemaker of mine. Yes, I know: “Another appliance? Seriously?” You have every right to ask, after my mishaps with the microwave, washing machine, vacuum … Continue reading →

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