If you're new to my blog, welcome! Here is how the tater tot post got started. What I'm doing: Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Sleep is the answer to everything The older I get, the more I recognize that sleep is the answer. Feel like shit? You need to sleep. Lost all your money… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 28
Category: Soul Homework
Monk Thinking
I've been reading Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty and I am enjoying it. Over the last few months, I've had the best luck with library books. My soul homework hasn't let me down, that's for sure. In Jay's book, he discusses the concept of monk mind vs. monkey mind. If you're utilizing your… Continue reading Monk Thinking
Headaches, Heartaches, and Fear
During my perimenopause, I became a pretty negative person. As a result of my near constant pain, I grew resentful. I became numb to emotions like happiness and optimistic outlooks like hope. I'd wake up every day afraid to be optimistic for fear of being rewarded with a headache later. As if the Universe was… Continue reading Headaches, Heartaches, and Fear
Things That Make Me Feel Embarrassed
I smelled natural gas in our kitchen a little more than a week ago while running our dishwasher. Long story short, we called the fire department to come and test our home for a natural gas leak, which turned out to be a problem with the drain hose. By the time the fire department arrived,… Continue reading Things That Make Me Feel Embarrassed
Podcast #14- Doin’ Nothing, Sleep, and Love
A couple of things... Here is an article that mentions the study in the book about the electric shocks: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/07/people-would-rather-be-electrically-shocked-left-alone-their-thoughts Here is one quote I love from The Alchemist: The following is the excerpt from the book I read. Love is in the Being You do not have to do anything to be loved. You… Continue reading Podcast #14- Doin’ Nothing, Sleep, and Love
Birds and Plants- AARP Edition
I've noticed some changes in myself. Most notably since the pandemic, but it could also be due to my age. Let's blame it on spending over a year inside of my house. I am fascinated by birds. Particularly in bird calls. I felt like the popular girl in school last week when I told my… Continue reading Birds and Plants- AARP Edition