Happiness
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How I Manage to Combat Seasonal Depression and Winter Blues
Coming off the heels of a 30 day respiratory illness and a two week period of a cold arctic vortex with temps at freezing or below, I found myself struggling to feel normal. The days were blustery, cold, and dreary. I wanted to embrace the “cozy” I’d looked forward to all year, and the indoor productivity that has called me for so long. But I found myself without motivation and not wanting to do anything. And for me, that just felt wrong. It was a huge flag. So in this very chatty vlog, I share all the ways I quickly pulled out of it. I hope it helps you too.…
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Enjoying a Slower Pace in Retirement and Some Work News
Hello there. I thought I’d pop in. Some days it doesn’t even occur to me to blog anymore and that makes me sad. I used to love to do it every day, but I’m enjoying doing all my other hobbies too. This week Mom had a doctor’s appointment. I also had a very long video to edit and that has taken my time this week to get done. Now that it is uploading to YouTube, I already have two more vlogs to edit and upload. I’ve really been enjoying the vlogging. So much that I’m ahead. So it looks like Most Weeks at least for a while, I can do…
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A Few Days in My Life and Some Bad MoJo
Thanks for being patient and your nice comments yesterday. Got her done! Whew! It wasn’t easy getting TWO videos done in one week while working FT. I don’t think I want to do that again while working. You can watch the video HERE! Prayers for Maddie who has a teeth cleaning and a decayed baby tooth that never fell out that has to be pulled. I don’t like putting her to sleep because Mom lost a toy poodle that way. We said we’d never do it, but this is going to make Maddie sick (maybe already has) if we don’t do this. This happens tomorrow. And I’m worried about it…