On our fasting days, things happen around here. We get creative with our meals and beverages. And together we embrace hungry moments, not hangry ones either, just hungry. We enjoy the clarity of thought we experience as we focus on not being hungry. I thought that fasting would make me distractible, unable to concentrate. What… Continue reading Leaf me some salmon – a fasting day story
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How to embrace your oddness on Monday
My brain is fleeting with so many thoughts now that I slept well for two nights in a row, I can't stop my imagination from exploding with unorganized ideas. The only drawback in getting a new mattress is now I don't want to get out of bed in the morning. If you're going to do… Continue reading How to embrace your oddness on Monday
Wait for it – the meat and mattress meet
When you spend years with a mattress, you leave behind an astral counterpart of yourself imprinted for the future to see. GROSS When you think about it that way, "No shit that's gross." I feel for the delivery guys who bring in the new and take out the old. GROSS What's worse? All of us… Continue reading Wait for it – the meat and mattress meet
Sweet memories of dementia
When Valentine's Day rolls around I always think of Mom. As I walked past the shelf I saw the last bear I bought for her. I gave it to her on Valentine's day six years ago. Seeing the bear took me right back to that time in her life. And ours. It was a challenging time… Continue reading Sweet memories of dementia
23 valuable lessons for life after graduation
As a 50-something'r, (is that even a word?) I'm no different from a 20-something'r (might as well make it twice) trying to figure out the big questions in life. "What the hell is life all about Alfie?" (Okay, yeah, I get it, I'm not a guy and I'm married, but still, the movie asked a… Continue reading 23 valuable lessons for life after graduation
A day discovering creativity in Eau Claire, WI
When you feel the world shrinking in on you, and your feeling a bit limp and need some nourishment, what do you do for a pick me up? What do you do to spark flames of creativity peeking out at you through the forest of trees? What do I do to get out of that… Continue reading A day discovering creativity in Eau Claire, WI