Strengthen the Mind Body Connection In 2004 I had a few grand mal seizures. Somehow during the first one I ended up falling out of bed and breaking my back. The whole incident is a long story and I’m only mentioning it for context. My brain was pretty foggy for a few days afterwards. And…
I have been doing some cleaning in my office. Purging really. It has been time consuming because it is mostly paper stuff and I want to read most things to determine their value. I would say ninety percent is getting recycled. The rest is either being scanned to put in my One Note in a…
Binged on Netflix Looking for something to binge watch this week? Check out Netflix’s Nobody’s Looking. It is a Brazilian based series that was released in November of 2019. The first season has eight episodes about 30 minutes long. I binged it in two days, no problem. What’s It About Nobody’s Looking follows the new…
Women of all walks of life around the globe have been cutting their own hair since the Covid-19 pandemic started. I was actually in the process of growing out my hair and had the beginnings of a nice bob going on. I can’t remember at what point my frustration won out but it happened pretty…
My husband and I are going through a muffin phase. We love the convenience of ready-to-go servings. We have even started turning our favorite cake recipes into muffins. This recipe started out from a tried and true crumb spice cake recipe from my mother-in-law and has since developed into its current incarnation. It has a…
Book Review A Writer’s Guide to Persistence by Jordan Rosenfeld (official website) is a book on cultivating the writing craft, practicing consistency, and finishing strong (wherever your writing may lead you). It aims to be refreshing and encouraging without going too easy on you–you have no excuses not to be excellent in your writing practice!…
You have finished your novel. You breathe a big sigh of relief when you type, THE END. Writing 80,000-100,000 words is certainly not for the faint of heart. You set it aside and let it rest. When you return to it and read the whole thing, you realize–with a sinking feeling in your gut–that it…
Wellies Boot Review You cannot live in rural Ireland without owning a pair of Wellies. There is mud and muck everywhere, no matter what season it is. And yet, I have managed to go for ten years without owning a pair. Being Plus Size with Wide Calves The issue is I am a plus-sized gal with wide…