Have you ever challenged yourself to do something for yourself 100 days straight? I've been drawing every morning since April 27th, 2023. I call my routine #morningcoffeeandzensome. My goal is 100 days straight. Amazing things happen. I draw mindfully (or listen to a guided meditation) while watching video instructions or from my imagination. Then, the …
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My mother's death changed my life, but not just in the statistical manner in which I became another daughter with a dead mother. My mother's death changed my life not just in the ways you might guess or imagine from your own experience, but in ways that are unique to my life. Some of those …
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We eat toast. A lot of it. I question our toaster's right to inhabit its highly coveted space on our kitchen counter.
Do you remember the blog post series I started on March 23rd, 2018 just a month after my mom died? Things To Expect When Your Mother Dies. I haven't forgotten about it. I am giving it internet airspace again. I keep scrawling in my journal dedicated to this project. There are 100-n-something entries now (five …
This morning the last handle on my favorite CrockPot crumbled to pieces. The lid handle came apart long ago. I've been using a fork to lift the lid, then with hot pads and tongs I rather awkwardly manage the lid when it's hot. I never bothered to find a handle replacement. The other handle on …
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Dear Blog Readers, I have a confession to make. I have another blog life. That other blog rarely received adequate attention over the past year, either, so you shouldn't feel jealous. You both were neglected. Until... Something happened last week. A shift in my mind that was as subtle as setting down my manic crochet …
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My writing's been published in a hope and healing journal!
No, wait. It's Groundhog Day. I am Bill Murray's jerk character, Phil the weatherman who can't figure out what the hell he is supposed to learn from living the same day over and over again. And you all thought I was done talking about coronavirus. I told you I wasn't, but I swear I wasn't …
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I got curious about some of my experiences with covid19 (presumably the Omicron-1 variant), and in particular, some weird memory things that happened, so I asked Google about it. After reading a few articles offered up by the almighty, I decided I had to tell you about it. So here I am again, talking about …
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If you are new to the Chronicles, this whole thing started on Day 1 which was the day Sick Kid #1 (17 years old) woke up with the rude guest covid19 Omicron style and tested positive with a home rapid Ag test. Sick Kid #2 and I woke up sick with it in the coming …
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Healing thru Writing & Creativity 