Tag: life
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about hoarding
My Mother was a champion hoarder. In the final years of her life, I took the responsibility of dissembling the Mt. Everest of six or seven decades of her inability to discard virtually any item. In my sister blogs, I share my experiences and a psychological perspective of hoarding. Here, I will share my technique…
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pie, pi, π
I’ve done some research. Today is a universally accepted holiday, March 14, π day. While I detest Hallmark capitalist proliferated made-up special days, this I am considering celebrating. Pi Day, founded in 1988 (wow, I am really late), celebrates the mathematical ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, π, 3.14, hence, March 14. Welcome…
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?’s for a tuesday
– How often to blog? – What if I have nothing to say? – Do blogs have to have a guiding focus? – What’s the point of dusting? – Who are sigma males and why are they taking over alpha’s? – Why do adults like to color? – Why do we jump from 10 degrees…
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3 am
For fellow 3 am waker-uppers. I have discover waking up at 3 a.m. is not uncommon and has been thoroughly investigated (google is the absolute truth for successive generations and I am learning to comply) Here are some possibilities to consider: – You are cycling from deep sleep to lighter sleep – Finally, less noise,…
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leaping
Leap day suggestions: – end a toxic relationship, the anniversary remembrance comes every 4 years – find something that costs or ends in 29 cents – get 29 dollar bills and spend frivolously – get a jump rope or small trampoline and leap 29 times – walk 29 steps 29 times (that’s approximately 900 steps)…
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hygge
“Hygge is a Danish term that describes a quality of coziness that makes a person feel content and comfortable. It’s also often used as an adjective meaning ‘cozy or comfortable’.” So reads the back of my latest jigsaw puzzle which, unbeknownst to me, comes complete with a ‘nectarine blossom & honey’ candle. “How to Hygge”…
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miles to go
[written on “the darkest evening of the year“] The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. Robert Frost’s words touching me, I peruse his life’s story, finding it interspersed with great tragedy amongst the numerous laurels.…
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true love
This is for everybody today, those feeling lonely, those surrounded by love, those surrounded by love but still feeling lonely. you were loved before you were born you were made with purpose you are loved mightily you belong you are loved with a love you don’t deserve, freely given to you you are loved patiently…
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metaphor of life
On this, the infamous day of grounded hogs, it seems apropos to ruminate on the meaning of life, what the French call deja vu. I’m referencing one of my favorite movies, Groundhog Day, in which a media person lives the same day over and over again. Or, perhaps the Circle of Life (ala The Lion…
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thoughts on: vision
noun: the state of being able to see; the ability to think about or plan for the future. verb: imagine. Living with noun and verb, I once again squarely face my three year retinal battle with a new assault. In the office, covid masks are gone, the plexiglass dividers removed, some scared, uncertain looks on…
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