Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite drink?View all responses I love hot tea. I drink expensive tea and cheap tea. I'll drink black, green, white, and herbal teas. I just love my hot leaf water. Or hot root water, in some cases. Ordinary black tea is my go-to, though. I drink hot tea plain, but … Continue reading Prompt: Tea and Me
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Day 7: Evolution of Values
How have your values evolved over the past five years? It blows my mind that it has been five years since 2020. I feel like our entire society, if not the whole world, has been in a perpetual state of crisis and recovery from the last crisis over these five years. I feel like it … Continue reading Day 7: Evolution of Values
Day 3: Decision Review
Think about a recent decision you made. How did your values influence that decision? Early in 2024, I decided to get bariatric surgery to lose enough weight to get knee replacement surgeries (the first of which I recently had). Getting my knee replacement surgeries will go a long way toward improving my mobility which will … Continue reading Day 3: Decision Review
Day 2: Reflection on Happiness
Reflect on a time when you felt truly happy and fulfilled. What values were you honoring in that moment? Contentment seems like a good word that covers both happiness and fulfillment. I went to college full-time in my 40s, and even though I was in poverty, I was quite content. I loved what I was … Continue reading Day 2: Reflection on Happiness
Mysterious Prompts, Day 1: Values
Day 1: What are the top 5 values that guide your life decisions? Why are they important to you? I found a file with 30 days of journal prompts in one of my Google Drives. I had completely forgotten saving it and I am not even sure where I acquired this set. It's a mystery! … Continue reading Mysterious Prompts, Day 1: Values
Raindrops on Roses and Whiskers on Kittens: Toy Edition
First, a confession: I love both The Sound of Music and It's a Wonderful Life. No irony here, just complete sincerity. But now on to the topic at hand, My Favorite Things! I found some really neat stuff while holiday shopping on Amazon this year, and I wanted to share some of the things that … Continue reading Raindrops on Roses and Whiskers on Kittens: Toy Edition
Monday Monday
We had a nice weekend in a cabin for the solstice. It was relaxing, even after we got home yesterday and decided to continue to chill. Today, it was back on the grind. I didn’t accomplish everything I set out to do today, but I did get a few major paperwork tasks out of the … Continue reading Monday Monday
Thursday Round-Up
I wish that title were a little jazzier. I will think about it. It's hard to keep it short and snappy when the goal is to hit a whole bunch of topics briefly. But you didn't come here to read me waffling on the title. You're here for the experiment, right? Step right this way... … Continue reading Thursday Round-Up
Planning for 2025
Get yourself a nice cup of something hot and let's do this thing! First, this is going to have links in it to things on Amazon. If you purchase any of those items, I may make a commission that won't cost you anything. Yay for affiliate marketing, right? (I am pretty sure I am doing … Continue reading Planning for 2025
Starting (over) after 50, Part Three
Let's go sit in a cafe and make those dollar bills After you know what you want to do and have made a plan, all that’s left is to just do it, one baby step at a time. So let's say you've decided on the few things you really want to do right now and … Continue reading Starting (over) after 50, Part Three
The Mia Experiment 