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Going through a hard time lets us know what is most important in life and that it is our health and the health of our loved ones. It is the one thing that can change the trajectory of our lives. (I used to think, in my arrogance, that eating well, exercising, hydrating, and taking supplements was for "other people". Oh, the folly of youth!) Self-care is such a huge industry right now (and has been for the past few years) because we are going through so much and most of the ti

Some days can feel like life is just a monotonous string of events with nothing to awaken the spirit. I have been feeling a bit heavy recently but while that is normal in life, I want to be more proactive about making good things happen. In January, I did set out with some goals for my personal life. I wanted to meet someone new, have a couples date, dress fabulously everyday, write four blog posts and read four books. Here is Darling, my rescue who loves to snuggle even duri

There are shows I watch every year. I enjoy the gentle-ness they add to my life with their predictability as I have watched them many, many times. They are my current antidepressants. Here is my list, if you would like to peruse: Friends: Starting off strong with this show. I think I can probably get a very, very high score, if not perfect, in a Friends trivia contest. I watch it almost everyday and have for more than a decade. I find the humour, outfits, topics of discussion

Oh, this first month of 2026, has knocked me over. Currently I am sick and I grappled with personal issues the entirety of the month. While I always want to focus on the good, the positive, it can get difficult when life gets more and more complicated as the years go by.  I am learning to enjoy less time on social media and more time doing “offline” stuff to reduce mental strain. This includes reading (lots of it!), organizing, getting creative with my outfits, meeting new an

I read good books that tell me: one should not save the best only for special occasions. Whether it is books, movies, or television shows, they give you examples of when characters saved a bottle of wine or their best china to be used for later. Either the characters die before that or they end up breaking the china as Chandler does in Friends. Sometimes I find that I save my best things for later despite having years of conversations with myself to stop doing this. The shoes