And Why Our Brains Keep Escaping Back to the 90s Lately I keep seeing the same sentence everywhere. On Substack, on Instagram, on podcasts….. “I’m exhausted,” “ I’m burnt out,” “I am so rundown.” I even made an IG post last week on seeing this, in...
Deck to Page #19 Deck: Mindful Souls ‘Soul Bridges’ Category: Connect = Explore the relationships that matter most Prompt: “Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone close to you. My answer came quickly. Every time I disagree with my...
Definition of a Thru-hiker: A thru-hiker is a backpacker who attempts to hike a long-distance trail from end to end in a single continuous journey, usually spanning one hiking season. Popularized by trails like the Appalachian Trail (AT) or Pacific...
I can picture it as vividly as if it were happening now: Metal desk, giant green screen computer, notebook paper pad. I had a 4×6” photograph of the neighborhood. It is the neighborhood I would later come, once again, to live in. I was about...
And I Am Not Okay About It In one week, the clocks spring forward. One hour disappears, but the evenings stay lighter longer, but somehow it feels like time speeds up even more. Why does the year feel like it’s flying by? January felt slow and...
Is anyone else having one of those weeks where it ALL seems to be going awry. I’m extremely tech savvy, its kind of my thing and my day job, but even I am struggling with everything this week. Charly King and our zippy zodiac always keeps me...
Books to Blogs #18 Book: One Question A Day for Positivity Date: March 2, 2026 Prompt: “One benefit of getting older is…” My answer came quickly: Wisdom. Not the kind that arrives automatically with more candles on a cake. The kind that...
Why in heaven’s name did Wide World of Sports ever go off the air? This was a wonderful program that occupied a good afternoon most every weekend of my youth. I looked forward to it each week and never missed an episode. I may have been a weird kid...
She calls me “My Sweetie.” Sometimes it’s “Baby.” Her chubby hand and dimpled knuckles pat my arm. I have loved being a grandmother to Mavis from the very first second I saw her red-faced in the delivery room, just like I knew I would, but I’m...
Have you seen that meme about “Be gentle with me this week, my emotional support Winter Olympics are over.” My husband and I were just talking about this yesterday. It is always a bit sad when the Olympics are over. The nation comes together to...