It’s been a long time since I ruminated on this site so let me catch you up. In July, after many months of surgeries and hospital stays my mother passed away. The same week as my youngest son’s wedding. Yes, it was a roller coaster of emotions. I woke up at 4 am the morningContinue reading “Strength in Trials”
Category Archives: Life
National Librarians Day
I don’t know that I’ve talked about my job much on here but I started this post as an IG post and as you can see it became very long. And I felt too maudlin for IG. But I also felt it deserved a spot. People need to know these things. I know everything becameContinue reading “National Librarians Day”
Grounding
If you ever see me just standing outside touching a tree, don’t worry, I’m good. So good in fact. Did you know that touching trees, a blade of grass, or walking barefoot on a beach has a grounding effect on the body? It centers you, relaxes you and reduces inflammation among other things. Ever feelContinue reading “Grounding”
Rest, Heal
We are a society that values hustle. Values those who push through the tough stuff. Succeed. Overcome. But sometimes you need rest. If you’re a performance driven person like me giving yourself permission to rest is hard. And while I can veg out and be lazy with the best of them I often felt likeContinue reading “Rest, Heal”
I’m back again!!
Hello! Wow, I took a long break from this page! I was really struggling with having anything to say and just didn’t feel that I was doing a good job of connecting here so I took a break. I put a lot of energy into making connections in other places and finding my voice again.Continue reading “I’m back again!!”
I was Locked Out of My IG Account for 36 Hours and Here’s What I Learned
I was recently performing some housekeeping on my IG account and unfollowed one too many people. IG thought I was a robot or a third party company that helps people gain followers and it shut me out. It gave me the opportunity to change my password but then it didn’t. It told me to clickContinue reading “I was Locked Out of My IG Account for 36 Hours and Here’s What I Learned”
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Whew! It’s been a while. May turned into a whirlwind month and so far June hasn’t been any better. We recently moved our middle son six hours away to his new home and job and it turned into quite an adventure! Here’s my post from Facebook: “Well, yesterday turned into another adventure while moving yourContinue reading “Great is Thy Faithfulness”
Menu Planning
Do you menu plan? I’ve been doing it for 24 years!! I was asked how I do it so many times I finally wrote a book for a few family and friends many years ago. (I was a SAHM at the time and would type 5 recipes every nap time. My plan was just aContinue reading “Menu Planning”
COVID Ups and Downs
Last Sunday I got a horrible headache-thought it was a rebound headache from my PMS migraine on Saturday. Had horrible chills Sunday night and woke up not feeling great on Monday. I was supposed to have hernia surgery on Tuesday so I already had a pre op C test scheduled. I was still shocked toContinue reading “COVID Ups and Downs”
Januaritis
Do you have a month that’s hard for you? I used to think it was just me but as I’ve started sharing this with others I’ve found others have their month too! For me, it’s January. January gets me down. I used to think it was because of the insane basketball schedule in January butContinue reading “Januaritis”
Diffusing Hope 