People are always telling me I should relax more. When they do, I assume they’re referring to the traditional things we associate with relaxation: sitting, possibly with feet up; reading or watching TV; eating or drinking something sugary and/or alcoholic. Well, I did all of those things today and I’m completely exhausted. The point of […]
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Winter: A Time To Rest
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for talk beside the fire; it is the time for home.” -Edith Sitwell We’re now in the depths of mid-winter. It’s cold, ugly, and still too dark for my taste. At this point in the year, […]
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- […]
My Weekend of Fall Family Fun
For the past two days, I’ve been starting blog posts and not finishing them. I think I’m feeling a little… rebellious. Not burnt out, or blocked, or anything like that, just in the mood to shirk work and have fun. This mood almost never strikes me.
Sunday Is Always Fresh, With No Mistakes In It
I love Sundays. Saturdays are for shirking off work, relaxing or partying, eating junk food, de-stressing from the week. On Saturdays, you get a free pass. But Sunday morning comes, and everything is new again. A new week, a new perspective, a new beginning. A literal clean start: healthier eating, motivation to exercise, cleaning and […]