reflecting on various topics
Hi. Drinking green tea again today. I read a post this week in the NYTimes that I thought was excellent. It’s “ The Best Advice I’ve Ever Heard for How To Be Happy” by Jancee Dunn. Here is a (paywall-free) link to it. (In all life-coping strategies, I think it’s important to simultaneously hold space …
Today was relatively calm; I’ve been drinking lots of tea. Been fighting off some migraines. Doing laundry. Had a plumber out to fix a leaking showerhead. Made chicken pasta casserole, bread and asparagus. I’ve been enjoying cooking what I can for the family, even when I can’t eat it. For a long time, I tried …
Yesterday I got to take a drive out to Sweet Springs Nature Preserve and take a miniature hike/walk. It was lovely. There have been a lot of heavy things on my heart, so it was a needed respite. There was a deer! So incredibly beautiful. I found a really interesting tree. I don’t know what’s …
I am now experimenting with “Catharine’s Blog” as a site name. ??!!?? 🫠 ?? what do you think? I’m gonna keep making cwc posts for now on Wednesday afternoons because I’ve noticed it gives me a reason to keep an eye out for positive things to share. So. k thank you for abiding this somewhat …
Good morning. Today is a Green Tea Day ™️. Let’s see. Our tree in the backyard is now green! One positive thing in my life this week was that I started playing the piano again, because of a friend (and her precious cat). I had pretty much stopped playing for most of the past year. …
sitting on a couch on a planet spinning around itself around a sun spinning in a solar system in a galaxy spinning yet in this Gravitron everything feels still and I know my mitochondria are boogie-ing and my protons are proton-ing and my gut bacteria are doing their thing to keep me alive in a …
Hi. I hope you’re doing ok. Suggestion: set your alarm clock for bedtime, to help remind you to get into it a little earlier. I’m going to try doing that, and am going to make sure I have a cozy book ready to read. Ok, let’s see. Something totally politics-free and positive. Here is a …
(Photo from earlier this week. The roses opened up) This past week held a mixture of things. One of our extended family members unfortunately passed away, which was difficult. Her family is on our hearts. Alex took a trip. I had some time alone with the kids, which was special. They had to miss a …
I am experimenting with making a post on Wednesdays involving drinking a hot beverage with the intent to think about positive things for a while and nothing about politics. Harumph and good morning to you. The freak-outs in me acknowledge the freak-outs in you. Let’s see. The roses are blooming in my backyard! I picked …
there is a bird war happening on the top of the neighbor’s roof there was a bird war happening on top of the neighbor’s roof there is a victorious seagull on top of the neighbor’s roof a kingly perch, surveying his spoils he walks around, keeping a careful lookout but for what, I ask? There …
