Three In A Row

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This must be a record for me...three posts in three days. I just finished (or almost finished...I haven't decided yet) this one, so I haven't thought of a title yet. All suggestions are welcome.

I feel like celebrating tonight. Not that I finished two paintings in less than a week, though that is true and I'm glad of it. No. I've been trying to finished "The Bully Pulpit" by Doris Kearns Goodwin for what has felt like an eternity. Not that I haven't thoroughly enjoyed it. I just haven't have the large blocks of time needed in order to finish it in a timely manner. I finished it today and was pleased to find that I only owed a 25cent fine for turning it in late. 

I took the opportunity to get rid of 25 pennies that have been taking up way too much space in my coin purse for far too long...so all the more reason to celebrate the hard-fought battle to learn everything I ever wanted to know (and more) about Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. 

When I use the word "celebrate", it probably doesn't hold as much meaning as you might think. For me it means that I'll have real salad dressing instead of low fat. Or maybe I'll really splurge and have extra Parmesan AND full fat salad dressing. And I'm pretty sure there's a glass of Chardonnay with my name on it. So...good night. And celebrate when you can, for both real and imagined accomplishments.