Health
Sleep Habits
How much sleep do you typically get a night? “Experts” say that most adults should try to have between 7 and 9 hours a sleep per night. My FitBit tracks my sleep and I pretty consistently get about 6 to Read more…
Holidays
Holiday Traditions
Well, here it is November already! The holiday season is fast approaching. This got me wondering about people’s holiday traditions. What kinds of things does your family do to celebrate each year? Several years ago, our family started a tradition Read more…
Health
Morning Person
Are you a morning person or a night owl? I am very much a morning person (most of the time). I am most energetic and motivated in the mornings. If there is something I have to get done that day, Read more…
Poetry
In Every Moment
In Every Moment By Tracy Hinton 10-31-22 Look for beauty, In every moment. Be thankful, For the moments. It is true, That life is hard, But beauty is found, In the moments. The rustling leaves, The sun on your face, Read more…
Learning and Growing
22 for 22 November update
If you followed me on my previous blog, then you will remember that the last few years, I have done a list for the year of things I want to do that year. So with November here, I decided it Read more…
Health
The brain of an overthinker
I am a major overthinker and it affects every part of my life. Being an overthinker is so exhausting. I constantly think and re-think everything I do and say and write. I lay awake at night replaying conversations over Read more…
Poetry
Yesterday
Yesterday By Tracy Hinton 10-29-22 Yesterday, I didn’t cry. I still missed you, But I didn’t cry. Yesterday, I laughed. I still missed you, But I laughed. Yesterday, I was brave, I still missed you, But I was brave. Yesterday, Read more…
grief and loss
Going to the movies alone
Something that Tom and I never did much was go see movies in the theaters. We used to wait for them to come out on video (aging myself there, ha!) and then later on DVD (kind of aging myself again Read more…
Health
“At your age…”
I think it’s a sign you’re getting older when medical people start saying things like “At your age…” followed by whatever news they’re delivering. Recently, I had blood work done to check my thyroid levels and really expected them to Read more…
Poetry
In the After
In the After By Tracy Hinton Life is divided, Into befores and afters, I am living, In the after. After the cancer, After losing you, Life moves forward, In the after. It’s just different, After. 10-24-22