Let’s Have a Picnic! Did you know that in 2000, a 600-mile picnic took place on July 14 in France to celebrate the first Bastille Day of the new millenium? Or that the first picnic table was designed in the late 1800s? Or what the fact that one of the earliest accounts of a picnic… Continue reading Let’s Have a Picnic!
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Table Etiquette
Table Etiquette In this nutty, fast-paced digital age it seems as though table manners have taken quite a turn. Case in point: last weekend, we had a dinner party and when we sat down, the HOTY announced: “Would everyone please put all phones and electronics on vibrate?” Yes, he actually said that. I was gobsmacked… Continue reading Table Etiquette
The Power of a Lunar Eclipse
The Power of a Lunar Eclipse Last weekend, we had a Lunar Eclispe. Did you see it? I actually didn’t, but I sure as s**t felt it. Boy oh boy. It was as if something completely and totally shifted in me. I couldn’t put my exact finger on it, but the Silver Lining was that a… Continue reading The Power of a Lunar Eclipse
3 Words to Help Retrain Your Brain
3 Words to Help Retrain Your Brain “I DON”T KNOW.” Yepper, that’s it! Those are the 3 magic words to literally retrain your brain. Sound fishy? Well, Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt, authors of Think Like A Freak, both argue that people in today’s society are overly confident about what they think they… Continue reading 3 Words to Help Retrain Your Brain
14 Surprising Ways to Boost Your Creativity
14 Surprising Ways to Boost Your Creativity As much as I wish that creativity came naturally and easily – without pulling out my hair – the truth of the matter is that it just doesn’t. Ha! In fact, lately, I have been feeling in a bit of a creative deficit. The Silver Lining was coming across… Continue reading 14 Surprising Ways to Boost Your Creativity
Courage
Love love love this quote by Winston Churchill. Sometimes courage means STANDING UP and speaking and other times it means SITTING DOWN and listening. Wisdom – I believe – comes from knowing when to do either.
Ways to Minimize Decision Fatigue
Ways to Minimize Decision Faitgue One of the many challenges of navigating the world of health care after a cancer diagnosis is that there are a trillion decisions to make (or at least it feels like there is!). I remember feeling so incredibly overwhelmed that it felt like my brain would just shut off and… Continue reading Ways to Minimize Decision Fatigue
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! You know the drill… every year on March 17th Irish culture is celebrated by wearing the color green. When I was young I was always told that if I didn’t wear green, I would be pinched! I’m not sure by who but apparently that’s what happens…because this morning as I was… Continue reading Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
9 Rules Good Sleepers Swear By
9 Rules Good Sleepers Swear By Recently, I came across the BEST post on about sleeping. I don’t have my sleep mojo back yet. I know. I know. It has been several years since treatment; however, the thing of it is that the f-bomb collateral damage of cancer treatment lasts a long, long, LONG damn… Continue reading 9 Rules Good Sleepers Swear By
Affirmations for Healthy Living
34 Affirmations for Healthy Living Self-care is something that I forget about quite a bit. Well, that’s not exactly true. I do exercise at least 5 days a week (for mental as much as physical health) and I eat healthily. These are certainly the foundation of self-care. The self-care that I forget about and actually… Continue reading Affirmations for Healthy Living