Happy New Year, everyone! I’m back on the blog, and feeling regretful over recent missed blogging opportunities. Most bloggers do take some sort of hiatus over the holidays, but I’ve realized that this is actually a great time of year for the kind of posts I like to write: reflective, introspective, goal-oriented, habits-conscious. If only December […]
2014
Friday Book Review: The Comedy of Errors
Reading Shakespeare 2014: 1/12 completed For January, I chose The Comedy of Errors. As far as Shakespeare plays go, it’s a lightweight, so I thought it would help me ease into my resolution. I also wanted a comedy to liven up the cold, dull winter days. It turned out to be a very quick read- […]
January “Accept” And Monthly Motto Check-In
SowulWord for 2014: ACCEPT I wish I had started choosing a word for myself years ago. I love, love, love my word for 2014. It has started to feel like a mantra. Whenever I feel frustrated about something, I call on ACCEPT, and it calms me right down. ACCEPT is shorthand for “Is there anything […]
The One SowulWord of 2014
In my recent review of Happier at Home, I mentioned that I loved Gretchen Rubin’s idea of choosing a word to define the year ahead. Since then, I’ve noticed that several of the bloggers I regularly follow are doing the same thing. I’m not sure if this is an idea that’s been around for awhile- […]
Make A FUN Resolution
I read a statistic recently that over half of all Americans do not make New Year’s resolutions. Putting aside the arguments that “they don’t work” (they do for some people) and “they haven’t worked for me in the past” (maybe you need to make them more specific or manageable) and “they’re stupid” (you’re entitled to […]
2013 Year In Review
I’m back after a wonderful week of family, food and relaxation! I hope all of you had a joyful holiday and are ready to get back to the business of real life. I can hear some of you groaning over that thought, but personally, I love the end of a vacation. If I’ve committed to […]