I’ve read a lot of books recently. One a day, actually. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman I wish I had written this book. It’s such a good story. Ove is a curmudgeonly old man who likes to yell at people not following the rules. He’s extremely handy and we learn he is mourning… Read More: What you should read next – December 2019 – Part… »
These are the books I read in November. Becoming by Michelle Obama This is Michelle Obama’s memoir. I didn’t know she had IVF. Or that she failed the bar. She’s a goddess. Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be? This is her… Read More: What you should read next – December 2019 »
How’d you guys do on your November resolutions? Not to brag, but I did pretty well on mine except for forces beyond my control. For most of November, my laptop couldn’t connect to the internet without making a horrible noise, so I bombed on Duolingo. I still worked out every single day in November, for… Read More: My November 2019 Grades »
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m still wrapped up in November’s resolutions, namely National Novel Writing Month, so it’s hard to start thinking about December, but it’s time. Already. Life goes by so fast. 2019 is almost done. This is it, folks. Here are my obvious resolutions for December: MeditateWork out timeWork out activity I bought a program… Read More: My December 2019 Resolutions »
I took a bit of a book hiatus as you can tell by the fact that I haven’t recommended anything for you to read since August. I didn’t put enough books on my Kindle while I was traveling. Occasionally, everything needs a break? I don’t know. How Not to Die: Surprising Lessons from America’s Favorite… Read More: What you should read next – November 2019 »
Whoop, I fell off the wagon pretty hard and bumped my head there. Or at least, I’ve been living my life a little differently recently. I didn’t keep up with my resolutions for even a minute in September because I left my laptop behind while I traveled. September seeped into October and my laptop stayed… Read More: My November 2019 Resolutions »
Say something on social media was a habit on my resolutions chart for approximately a week in August. After eight days, I realized, again, that I despise social media. The number of hearts I receive determined my mood more than I’d like. That’s a silly and unpredictable variant that I can cut out completely. So… Read More: My social media posts »
I’m traveling in September, so I probably won’t be updating my resolutions chart on my blog regularly and I probably won’t be posting as regularly either. But you should still do a resolutions chart because it’s the most fun you can have without a sloth. I imagine sloths are pretty fun. I don’t know why… Read More: Our September 2019 resolutions »
Who do you guys like so far in the democratic primary? Personally, I’m on the Elizabeth Warren train, but I think I’m still persuadable. *** I’m cat sitting a three-year-old cat. The dog he’s known for most of his cat-life died a few weeks ago and the poor kitty is licking himself silly with grief.… Read More: I’m just a chatty Cathy »
Day 17 24 minutes – I’m trying to remember that each thought is fleeting and I am not my thoughts. I’m screaming that calmly in my head. I do the bus exercise from the meditation book*, imagining each of the characters driving the “bus” of my life. I observe them file off the bus onto… Read More: Observations from Meditation: A Year in the Trenches »