Magic 104.1 has been my favorite radio station for over three decades. I have won some call-in contests on there over the last few years, but had never won any of their money contests. They are currently running a contest where if you are the correct caller, you win $100. Read more…
Quotes in books often speak to me in a deep and powerful way. The fictional book that I am reading right now is called “The Silent Patient”. This morning as I was reading, I came across these two very powerful quotes: “Love that doesn’t include honesty doesn’t deserve to be Read more…
If you’re familiar with Brene’ Brown’s work around shame and vulnerability, it is life-changing. If you’ve never listened to or watched the initial Ted Talk she did, it’s here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o I just finished listening to my second non-fiction book for this year: Daring Greatly by Brene’ Brown. One of the Read more…
I finished re-reading the Alice in Wonderland story. I forgot how very strange and dark the story is. There were some thoughts I had when I was reading it. While Alice was falling through the rabbit hole for a very long time, it reminded me of my overthinking. At one Read more…
Phew, I have been in my head a lot lately! The overthinking has been a little overwhelming and very annoying. It’s hard to break the cycle of overthinking and stop myself from doing it. At the end of 2022, I signed up for a positive affirmation app. One of the Read more…
This is a poem I wrote a couple of years ago: Happily Ever After? Starting over and Moving on without you here. Breaks my heart each day. Missing you, Longing for you, I want to hold you, One more time. But one more time, Would never be enough. I want Read more…
Well, last week was really rough. I did not meet my step goal any of the days. BUT I did exercise every morning, even though I was not feeling well most of the week! So I am at around 4 weeks of consistent morning exercise! I also discovered that I Read more…
As you all may already know, I am a huge fan of the “Happier with Gretchen Rubin” podcast. She is where I first heard the idea for a yearly list of things to accomplish. One of her listeners mentioned that she was going to do a check-up on her list Read more…
One of my favorite books growing up was “Are you there, God? It’s me, Margaret”. You may have seen that this has been made into a movie coming out this spring. This has me thinking about some of those favorite books I read as a child that I want to Read more…