One day I noticed some posts coming onto my Instagram feed about things to do for the month. I would save them in a bookmark folder I created called Months. Maybe I would do a few during the month. A couple months ago there were a bunch of
Joy and Play
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At Christmas, we often went to my Mom’s parents house in Michigan. My younger sister and I would share the room my Mom and her sister grew up in. Two twin beds with quilts. Two retro lamps. Two tiny 60s metallic Christmas trees. The room was
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If life has become drudgery, it’s time to plan something to look forward to every day. If your fun is mainly binge watching or scrolling you may not feel very alive. Fun and play can add energy to your life. It seems fun is usually fit in
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Last night was our town’s snowy Christmas parade. I love watching my grandson’s delight as it enhances mine. I wore glitter eyes shadow and red lipstick. He had on a light up headband and necklace, plus jingly bracelets. We walked
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Life can become dry when you are going through the motions, concentrating on what you need to do next. Or when you are living in your brain. Or when you quit noticing anything outside of your own mind. To bring back that juicier life, you need
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We were watching my 2-year-old grandson for a week so my daughter could have time with her boyfriend. They ended up getting Co-Vid, so I had my grandson for 6 weeks. The time was tiring, but we had fun adventures, walks, a train show,
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One of the reasons to have a simpler life, is so you can experience life instead of constantly living in your head worrying about the future, trying to control life by controlling your schedule, and using what little energy you have with passive