It starts now. I've gotten myself unpacked, and I've made the best of this beautiful but totally not functional Airbnb in Ithaca.. I'll be here for the next three days. I've brought all my journals from the past year and I'm going to do a year-end review of my hits and misses, wins and losses, … Continue reading Winterlude 2024
Month: December 2024
Word of the Year 2025
And in this way, I’ll use my “word of the year” as my North Star. Then, when I find myself on the well-worn path leading into the Forest of Gloom and Doom, I can (hopefully) remember my mantra: Lighten up, lighten up, lighten up, and reverse course.
Christmas. *sigh*
It’s not that I don’t like Christmas…okay, scratch that. I don’t like Christmas. Christmas makes me feel like a hostage held at gunpoint, forced to do and say things I don’t mean. “Got all your shopping done? “All ready for Christmas?” Why does everyone SAY this??? No. I am not ready for Christmas. I don’t … Continue reading Christmas. *sigh*
Protect Your Peace: The Benefits of Disconnecting from Media
My posts have been so downbeat lately. First, I was whining about how my eye surgery got FUBARed, Then, the election had me in a total rage. But I’m here this week to report I’m feeling better. I’ve stopped reading the news and going on social media, and it’s made a tremendous difference in my … Continue reading Protect Your Peace: The Benefits of Disconnecting from Media
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