2025 Recommended Books
I read 32 books over the course of 2025. That’s a little low for me. However, when I look at my Kindle, I see half a dozen books that I read at least 50% or more of and just never finished.…
2026 and Looking Forward
Now, it’s time to look ahead, and make some plans about what I’ll be doing for 2026. Possibly even set some goals.
I won’t have a wordcount for the year. First time in quite a few years. We’ll see if I maintain that, or if I decided midyear that I need to start counting words again.…
A Change of Perspective
This is going to contain a lot of talk about diet. Read—or don’t!—with your own self-care in mind.
In 2025, I really thought I was going to lose weight. I got back on Carb Manager, which is the app that I use for tracking calories.…
2025—Looking Back
I have three of these essays planned. This one will be a retrospective for me of health, exercise & diet, writing & publishing. Then I have a connecting piece about changing my perspective, followed by a looking forward piece.
2024 was one of the hardest, most stressful years of my life.…
Stress Update
It’s been four months since my last stress update. Figured it was time to make another one. (Here’s a link: https://www.leahcutter.com/2025/05/more-of-that-stress-thang/)
Daily, I still ask the three questions morning and night (AM: what am I looking forward to, what am I grateful for, what social interaction can I have.…
Sinus Infections
I’m currently sick with a sinus infection. While I’m unhappy that I’m still sick, I’m still kind of okay with it.
Let me give you some of my history with sinus infections.
Back in April of 2004, I came down with a sinus infection.…
On Writing Lots
While I was at Worldcon more than one person asked how I managed to write so many books and so many words.
So I thought I’d explain a bit of my process in greater detail for those of y’all who are interested.…
Diet and Exercise
Read, or don’t, with your own self-care in mind.
I’ve been wanting to lose weight all year. I’ve tried numerous times and been unsuccessful.
A large part of why I’ve been unsuccessful is because there’s something wrong with my body chemistry.…
Silver Linings
I’ve read more than account by people saying things like, “Sure, that was the most difficult/challenging/awful time of my life, but now, I’m grateful for it!”
I kept thinking that there was something wrong with me, because I didn’t feel that way about last year.…
Affirmations
In May, I began doing what I’ve been calling my Ten at Ten. Basically, ten affirmations at ten AM every day.
I know that for some people, daily affirmations are a cop-out. They say the words, but never honestly follow up on doing the things.…