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End of The Broadcasting Day
When I was a kid, we had three TV channels. PBS didn’t come along until 1970, which made four. Independent stations existed in the mid-50s, but TVs weren’t required to have UHF capability until 1962, so those odd stations that played old movies weren’t really common until the 70s. (Remember Creature Features on Friday or…
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FOMO and Self-Care
In an episode of The Twilight Zone called “The Trade-Ins” from 1962, an elderly couple visit a medical facility offering a new service: trading in aged bodies for younger and healthier models.
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Thought Gardens: Rock or River
Our thought gardens can be lush with vivid memories, beautiful affirmations, and running with a river of gratitude for all our blessings. All gardens need maintenance, or they can become run-down, rocky patches full of weeds that need to be eradicated.
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Can Routines Save Your Life?
When I was a kid, making my bed every morning was not optional. Now it surprises me to read that people consider it a key point in self-care and mental health. (Moms are always right, aren’t they? 😉)
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Lather, Rinse, Repeat
To my blogging community: do you ever feel like you are repeating yourself or writing about the same stuff all the time? Do you wonder if you should quit, shake things up, or try something totally different?
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Retro Shopping
If Amazon has enough pictures of your front porch to fill a photo album, then it is time to schedule some retro shopping!
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The Heart of the Matter
I talk a lot about self-care science and techniques, but these things are variable and fleeting. For lasting results, let’s get down to the heart of the matter: faith.
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Summer Reads
Perhaps the desire for summer reading is nostalgic, as I still remember receiving summer reading lists from teachers. I love to read, and by getting a list from the teacher; I had a convincing argument for Mom to take me to the library.
