Decision fatigue
Lorena
Do I move the laundry out of the dryer to the basket, where I know full well it will sit for a couple of days? Or just leave it in…
Navel Gazing
Shuffling things around
Today, as I’m writing this (you’ll be reading it on my tomorrow, your today, so this takes place in your yesterday) I am doing my work in the house instead…
Vacations
This week’s topic is vacations, and … whooooooooooooooo I am all over the place with this one. On one hand I’ve been travelling since I was about six weeks old.…
People who have influenced me
Hey, remember Monday Musings….? It’s baaaaaaaack, baby! At least this week. I won’t call it TRULY back until I make time to do six in a row. In fact, as…
So tired of brain fog and overwhelm
You know, for someone who was going to lessen and curate her news intake, I sure do spend a lot of time with news headlines being shoved into my eyeballs.…
Acts of Service
List as many ways you think you serve the people around you and the world. Aim for fifty to one hundred. Think big and small, from charitable donations or volunteering,…
Unconventionality
Was there ever a time you did something differently than what was expected of you? Describe the event. How did others take it? How did you feel about yourself? Frequently.…
Who do I want to be when I grow up?
Maybe my Gen X is showing, but I didn’t grow up knowing what I wanted to be. I remember having a chat with two other classmates in the 8th grade,…
728 Days of Being a Widow
Or is it 727? This is a leap year so I guess there’s an extra day in there… that seems weird. Anyway, Monday, March 11th, will be two years. People…
Why me? Well, why *not* me?
The other day, as I was telling my therapist about recently helping some elder friends, she said “you must wonder ‘why you’ a lot.” And I kind of do, but…
Well, that didn’t work out as planned
Remember when I was on vacation earlier this month (as much as anyone self-employed who works at home can be) and I was all I’M GOING TO WRITE A SHORT…
One year, eight months, 16 days
I’ve been a widow now for one year, eight months, and sixteen days. Twenty months and two weeks, if you call it by the way people tell you how old…