Hey sis, slow down and take a breath — Hey girl, let’s talk. How have you been? In 2022, I had a hella hectic spring and summer where I went on autopilot and felt disconnected from my true self and most of my emotions. Anger stuck around, though. When I was unable to connect with anything else, anger was…

Make your personal space into a representation of yourself — No, this is not a list of bubble bath routines This is the beginning of a treatise on living your best life. Your best life is your routine life—what you do consistently, not the high points. As Bill Gates said, “Most people overestimate what they can do in one year…

AKA power to the period that, hallelujah, one day does stop! — One of my friends texted me that my period started because I got Coronavirus. I responded, Nothing can ever be f**ked up enough without my period saying, I’m joining this party. My period has been around for so many years: 40 plus. Having a period show up is no surprise…

It’s time to introduce you to some new things and remind you of the old. Cleaning and organizational tasks are what I turn to when I need a change of pace. When I need a break from my work, I might go wash dishes for five minutes. It’s not an obsession; rather, it’s a way to reassert control over my environment. Cleaning can also be…

Consider eating savory rather than sweet breakfast. — It has been three months or more since 2022 began, and you have had time to try and, most likely, abandon several new habits. Consider starting the spring of this year with a new eating habit by breaking your fast with a savory meal. This change may sound unusual, perhaps…

Embracing and nourishing my plant children. — I am very allergic to cats. So even though I like them, I would never live with them on purpose. I would never be a cat lady. Dog lady? Definitely. In addition, I have strong caregiving tendencies. So even when I physically and spiritually clean my life up and minimize…

When time equals money, using time for hatred seems dumb. — Time is a limited resource. As a middle-aged person, society tells me that I might be more than halfway through my life. As a person who has had a few 90-plus relatives, I can see that maybe I will get another 40 years…but this is a short time! It is…

Students come to school in vans, not busses. — This school year has been weird but something jumped out at me just last week: As I was parking in the front lot, a white van pulled up behind me and various unrelated children poured out of it. The van sped off quickly. What the heck was that? A lightbulb…

Who knew about unallocated phones? I went off the dating market for a few years, because I thought I might have found someone sweet. But, alas, it turned out to be sour, and after some months of recovery, I started looking online again. Aack! It gets worse every time I…