Tag: health
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When God and Influenza Type A Have Other Plans
I guess it’s self-explanatory. Like so many others- including literally half of those I shared Christmas Eve dinner with- I ended up with the flu. The good news is that now I have an extra vacation! The bad news is that I can’t go anywhere, I’m using up PTO, and I don’t feel like doing…
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Grocery Shopping
I kind of love going to the store. This wasn’t always the case. It used to be such a stressful time, when my kids were babies and we were struggling to make ends meet. Now, I still lament the cost of things to my (adult) kids who just say, “it’s inflation mom!” But I don’t…
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Favorite Exercise… Running Races
I really love to run. Also, by running I mean jogging. 😛 When I was younger, I could never run very far for very long. I was involved in sports a little bit during high school, but nothing that involved extended periods of running. In my 30s, I decided to try a 5k along with…
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My New Pet Cat
I don’t actually have a cat. But I am feeling like I have a long-haired, white cat at this very moment. Let me explain: We’re moving to a new rental property, upgrading from our second floor apartment to a townhouse (end unit, close to a park, very walkable area). We’re renting because, although I’ve been…
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Screen Time
It can be hard to manage screen time. I consider my phone, computer, and TV to all be part of the “screen” category. Screen time can be productive- I’m thinking of time spent writing- so it’s not always a “bad” thing. But I am trying to be more mindful of it. I don’t want to…
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Time
“Do you need time?” Well I have time. We all do. The problem I think is that I can get so busy with being busy that it starts to feel like I don’t have time. On a bad day- If I come home from work for instance, dragging work along with me, then it ends…
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Life in Three Years
Life in three years… I’m picturing…. More trees… Enough maples to make syrup Have you ever seen someone make maple syrup, boiling it for days and then it’s done and it’s still more watery than any maple syrup you’ve ever seen but damn is it good on some pancakes? Pure heaven. And just having a…
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Favorite Websites!
My two favorite websites these days? YouTube and Bandcamp. Yep. Bandcamp. And YouTube. Music is what gets me through my days, my weeks. And I love reading, so I like watching book review videos, along with journal videos. Annotating videos. I don’t have many other websites that I follow and read regularly. I prefer my…
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Connecting in a Divided World: Why It Matters
Maybe you’ve noticed it too… so much divisiveness. But most people want the same things- safety, enough food and a safe place to live, family and friends. And believe it or not, the fact that we are here on earth at this precise time, is somewhat of a miracle. That’s not to say that life…
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Life Without a Computer
Life without a computer- can you imagine? I’d sleep better. I’d read more. I wouldn’t be tempted to read news in bed on my phone (which I count as a computer). If I didn’t have a computer, there’s a lot I would gain. But the flip side is that I would lose out on information…
