School is back in session and Fall weather is right around the corner. I like to refresh my medicine cabinet each year to make sure we are stocked up and ready to go for any colds or flu that might come our way. I keep A LOT of things on hand, so sharing everything here… Continue reading Putting Together Your Medicine Cabinet
As I sat outside this morning doing my facial reflexology, I was tempted to put on a sweater. It was a bit chilly! Which, of course made me think of chili. I have tried so many chili recipes over the years, and the majority were just mediocre with some being downright gross! Yet, I have… Continue reading Sweet Potato Chili
I just deep cleaned the master bedroom for the first time in I don’t know how long. I’m trying to convince myself that having time to do things like this will make it less lonesome now that Fox is in school. I might even have more time to journal here. Today was his very first… Continue reading Off To The Races
If the Covid epoch taught me anything, it’s that having some provisions stored away is indeed a good idea. In those first weeks of staying home glued to the news, trying to determine what was happening, it was entirely eerie to venture out and drive around town. The city that normally had me cursing its… Continue reading Prepper Lite
Did you ever see the pilot episode of Desperate Housewives? You know the one where Mary Alice takes the revolver from the closet and offs herself? Well, right before she does it she says, “I spent the day as I spend every other day. Quietly polishing the routine of my life until it gleamed with… Continue reading No Such Thing As A Perfect Routine
If 2020 was a year of rest (even if an imposed one) 2021 is a year of re evaluation. This is especially true concerning my home. I spent the first three months of this year going from room to room and meticulously combing through all of our possessions. I gave things away to family and… Continue reading Clearing Out and Cleaning Up
I’m not sure I’ll be able to accurately write about the transformation I have and am currently going through, but I think it deserves to be addressed if for no other reason than to give some clarity to my readers. Around the age of fifteen was when I began to read books on Buddhism. I… Continue reading Abandoning the New Age
Today’s sermon at cowboy church centered on prayer; how to do it as explained in Matthew chapter 6 and why we need to be intentional about it. The big takeaway for me is that prayer shouldn’t be saved for when you have some leftover time in your day, but we should carve out time specifically… Continue reading Getting Intentional With Prayer
