When I wrote my blog, Missing Blog Posts in May I thought that would be the start to get me back on track.  Little did I know I would only write one post in June and then nothing.  My year started off strong, I made improvements to my diet by eliminating sugar, exercising, and doing things that I enjoyed.  Looking back, I see a decrease in my productivity as I allowed more processed carbohydrates back in my life.  The other hindrance was the change in my work hours.  The lure of a 4 day work week was very appealing, putting it into play was another thing all together.  By shortening…

I was hoping on my recent trip to Lancaster to partake in some creative art.  I was not able to schedule anything on such short notice but I was able to find the Bead Shop.  Without time to plan for a class I shopped for some items to bring home and make a necklace.  I found a natural cut of fluorite and some cut stones that were similar in color to the purple in the fluorite. My first attempt at wire wrapping the fluorite was frustrating and I put the project aside for a few days.  I decided the wire I was trying to use was too thick and picked…

I try not to talk about work on my blog but I feel the need to get this out.  Over the years like many companies, cutbacks have led to increased workloads. My employer is no different. At first you are happy to still be employed but as time goes by the compounding effect of the additional work and stress take its toll.  The worst part is you don’t even notice it until you feel completely broken.  My First clue came during our covid shut down when I worked from home for a month or so, without my hour commute each way I gained 2 hours of time each day, it…

Lately I find myself feeling overwhelmed.  The demands at work keep compounding over the years and while I keep thinking if I just get over this hurdle and things will improve that has not happened.  Instead, I am exhausted and letting chores at home go, this starts the vicious cycle when I get mad at myself for not keeping things the way I like them.  My floors are not vacuumed, the dishes go days without being done, and we order takeout more often then we should.  I feel off kilter and need a reset but have been too tired to figure out how to accomplish the reset.  Yesterday gave me…

Currently the Powerball is at an all time high, somewhere in the billions.  Just like much of the country I am playing and dreaming of what I could do if I won. Also, like the majority of the country I will be a bit disappointed when I don’t win. All the thoughts of how I could help others, the trips I would take and the cars I would buy will dissolve, but why do I have to wait to win a large sum of money?  What if I look to see what I can do now?  So the Maserati will have to wait, but what if I take a bag…

Seven, this year’s magic number!  I made it to the beach seven times this season.  My normal goal each summer is to make it to the beach once a month during June, July, and August.  This should not be a difficult goal to reach but every year I seem to fall short.  After reading the book Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving, Celeste Headlee I made beach days one of my priorities. As I wrote in an earlier blog, my first beach trip this season was in June.  The next beach day we had, the water was still too cold for my liking. We did…