I am generally quite organized and able to accomplish a lot of things. A lot. Right now, that isn’t possible. It has nothing to do with being disciplined or more focused. I literally don’t have the time or the brain space/capacity to do more than I currently am. As my husband will tell you, I […]
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I recently listened to a podcast on productivity. https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/dr-cal-newport-how-to-enhance-focus-and-improve-productivity I’ve had people tell me more than once that I must have a doppelganger or a clone in order to do all the things that I do, to be as productive as I am. It wasn’t until I listened to this podcast that I realized why.
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I’ve now had the YAG laser procedure done in both eyes. OMG, I can see again! This morning, I was able to decrease the zoom on my Word document and could still make out the text. Almost all the glare is gone out of the second eye—it took a few days for the first eye,
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Last week I reached the one-year anniversary since my last menstruation period. This means I am officially out of perimenopause and into actual menopause. YAY! I went into perimenopause when I was thirty-nine. Twenty-three years ago. Ouch. My doctor at the time told me that it was impossible for me to be in perimenopause because
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One year ago, I had cataract surgery. I had gone from being diagnosed with cataracts to being unable to see a screen thirty percent of the time over the course of nine months. At first, the new lenses were wonderful. Well, kind of. I still had issues with glare that just weren’t going away. Daytime
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I had amazing food while we were in Mexico. I did not try to follow my carnivore diet while I was there. I wanted to experience all the things. My husband and I joked about trying to get all the squares to make bingo, in terms of eating at different types of establishments. For example,
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Today is the day that I always celebrated as Kiera’s birthday. It was the day that I was able to take her home from the no-kill cat shelter where we’d found each other. I’d gone to the shelter just to look. There was a play room, where they first brought one kitten who was playful
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Essay – On Travel I started this Patreon with the idea that I’d be doing a lot of traveling, and I wanted to invite y’all to come with me. Then the pandemic happened, and I stopped traveling. I’m going to Mexico this week. I’m actually writing and scheduling this to post while I’m gone. I
As you may or may not know, I’ve had a lot (A LOT) of stress recently. So many, many stressy things. In addition to that, I’ve injured myself more than once recently, so I haven’t been able to walk or exercise, which is one of the ways I deal with stress. The good news is that there’s
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Every year, generally for the first essay of the year, I do a piece about my hydroponics system. I purposefully delayed the essay this year because it’s going to be a bit different. This is probably the last time I’m doing an essay about all the hydroponic plants because they’re all going away. By the
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