Recently, I’ve gotten in the habit of waking up somewhere between midnight and 3 am, staying up for a while, having a cup of coffee, and then continuing my sleep. This morning I followed this pattern, waking at 2:30 am. I made coffee, I enjoyed a couple of cups, I had breakfast, then I drifted…
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Netflix, Anyone, Please Renew Prodigal Son
I finished both seasons of Prodigal Son, now on Netflix. I absolutely loved this show. I find comfort in procedurals, but the characters, the writing, the story, all of it was perfect. That is, until the last few moments of season 2, the last season, because FOX cancelled it on a cliffhanger, and not the…
Showing Love in Small Ways
This morning, I woke up to my husband pulling the blanket over my feet and tucking them in, and I can’t tell you how loved that small act made me feel. Often, it’s the small ways where I feel loved the most. A kiss on the forehead, a squeeze of the hand, a glass of…
Bones of Steel
Today, I read an article about Brian Shaw’s bone density, and it reminded me of one of the reasons that I believe lifting weights is important. When life gets challenging, it’s easy to forget why you want to do something or why you started doing something. And forgetting the why makes it easier to stop.…
The Anatomy of a Comfort Show
I’ve been thinking about comfort shows recently, my particular comfort shows, but also about what makes a comfort show, a comfort show. Why do certain shows comfort, regulate, support, calm…? Why do comfort shows vary from person to person? Thinking about my own, I discovered that I don’t just have comfort shows, I have comfort…
Goldilocks
I don’t want to write today. Some topics feel too heavy to tackle tonight, too emotional. Some seem superficial and meaningless. I don’t want to write about either extreme, but there doesn’t seem to be a middle right now. I kind of feel like Goldilocks, unable to find something that fits just right. What do…
1,2,3 Cold Weather Punch and Favorite Cold Weather Items
I live in Georgia, USA, and when you live in the south, you can have all seasons worth of weather in the same week, the same day even! This winter has had some unusually warm spells, so many recently, that some of my spring flowers are sprouting through the ground, and my Camellia bushes are…
My Inspiration Board
I have an inspiration board covering the wall behind my computer. It’s actually the metal grid part of a baby crib (the part the mattress sits on) that’s been upcycled. I clip things on it that I want to be inspired by, I like or love for some reason, or something I find beautiful or…
Update
Today is going to be a quick post. I’m about to be kicked off my computer for the night (son asked to use it to game and I’m cool with that, and I should get brownie points for it as well *wink *wink). It’s been a good day today, but not a whole lot to…
Komorebi
Komorebi is a Japanese word that translates to “sunlight leaking through trees.” It’s a word that describes the dancing shadows created by light shining through trees’ branches and foliage. The word perfectly describes the natural occurrence of light piercing through the canopy of leaves in a more poetic way than the English language allows. Somehow,…
Cooking Together
I have a love/hate relationship with cooking. I truly love to cook when I have plenty of time or when I want to cook. I also love to try new recipes or put my own spin on one. The hate part comes from having to cook every single day and frustrations over planning the meals…
Annual Financial Review and Budget Planning
Over the past two days, I’ve been working on an annual financial review and budget planning. It’s not a fun way to spend a day or two, but it was needed. The first thing I did was evaluate all sources of income, all non-negotiable spending, and then all additional spending. The first step is to…
Rodney Mullen’s Ted Talk is Awesome!
Yesterday, I made a Top 4 page for this blog, and this morning I added a Top 4 Skateboarders list to it. Rodney Mullen was my top choice, but Andy Anderson was a very close second. I love to watch both skaters, and both are amazing on their boards, but both are also brilliant thinkers.…
I Added A Top 4 Page To This Blog
Joe Crawford shared the concept of a Top 4 page in New Year; New Site; New Finger on artlung.com. It’s basically a list of top 3 lists with an honorable mention, so 4 total items per list. You can visit his Top 4 page here. It sounded like fun, so I started mine today. You…
Just An Update
Today and yesterday were spent resting and just kind of vegging out. I’ve slept a lot, but it hasn’t been restorative sleep. I’ve been pretty tired for the last couple of days after an outing with the family, but I’m feeling a little better now. My stamina is still not back to normal yet from…
James’ Blog and New Year’s Directions
Yesterday I was reading a post about New Year’s on James’ Coffee Blog. It’s beautifully descriptive and well written, describing his surroundings, his hope for the new year, and his thoughts on the past. I love how he shares his observations, full of hope and wonder. In the post, James also shares how he thinks…
The Most Difficult Part of Obesity
Obesity is _______. How could I choose just one word or phrase? How could I choose just one to describe the devastating effects that this state of being has on me and on my life? It’s impossible to define obesity in a word, phrase, list, blog post…It’s complicated. But also, it’s not really. It’s devastating.…
Hello 2026
Yesterday I wrote Goodbye 2025 where I reflected on the end of one year and the beginning of another. It was a good look at what’s on my mind this time of year and how I feel about transitions, the in between. There’s a superstition that says whatever you do on New Year’s Day is…
Goodbye 2025
Today is New Year’s Eve, the last day of 2025. It is just after 5 AM, and I’m enjoying a cup of coffee as the dryer hums in the background, and the dim light in my office casts a golden glow. My thoughts are of goodbyes and hellos, past versions of myself meeting new ones,…
Aloe Plant’s First Baby
I recently discovered that my aloe plant, Jimmy Buffett, has its first baby, or pup. Isn’t that just the cutest name for a baby plant? A pup? Adorable! I didn’t know that’s what they were called until I was searching for information about how many they can produce and under what conditions, but boy am…