Operation Tree Frog Removal
August 7, 2026
Recognizing joy is a muscle. This week Sara takes it to the gym, solo.
In this episode:
- Poodling. A new word, courtesy of SusanMe_77 on Threads, for what slightly portly pigeons do around a garden. Officially added to the vocabulary.
- Marshmallow coffee. May Frazier's four-year-old has renamed hot chocolate and honestly it's an improvement.
- A blank box on the calendar. Mr. Jim on the specific joy of long summer days with nothing scheduled and no agenda.
- A dog in a superhero eye mask. From a local ribbon cutting, and it was so cute it hurt.
- The hummingbird food incident. Sugar water on the counter, down the cabinets, pooling on the floor. Then Sara's son picked up the paper towels without being asked. That's the joy moment.
- An Easter egg hunt for grown adults. An office manager hid eggs for her coworkers. They kept score on a whiteboard.
- Operation Tree Frog Removal. A tree frog tucked under a fence cap like a tiny umbrella. Snug as a frog on a fence. The grill cover extraction was a three person job.
Settle a debate for us: whiteboard or wipe board? Comment on social and tag us.
Share your joy moment: practicalhug.com/submit — you'll hear it back on a future episode, which is its own kind of deposit.
Share this with somebody who could use a drop of joy today.
Sara on Threads: @stepswithsara (the tree frog photos are there)
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