<pulls hair out> Once again, my most beloved children (must say only nice things) woke me up early. 6:10 a.m. Six Ten AY EM. <pauses to pull hair out again> We will be having a family meeting here soon to discuss appropriate voice levels and door shutting techniques. Today is full of activity beginning with physicals for Rowan and Isabella at 8:30 …
Read moreSo continuing on from yesterday and tricks I've used from The 4-Hour Body ... This one is a freebie: f.lux . The theory is that because we have so many devices that emit light our bodies become confused and our body clocks go all wonky. f.lux is a free program that is so awesome :), it dims your cpu or iphone/pad as the evening carries on. It's sort of li…
Read moreThese are the dreams and nightmares of the starship Lethargy . Its nightly mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. Morpheus and Iri s, by Pierre-Narcisse Guerin Sleep has been the bane of my existence since I was a young child. I had 3 different recurring nightmares as…
Read moreReally? Mwah? Not make goals? Not create my elaborate New Year's resolutions? No way am I putting my lists down. Talk about swimming upstream. Like having a bibopsy of my neck and taking my twin away (My Big Fat Greek Wedding). Gulp! But... I am. Ok, so where did this come from? First, my beloved The Power of Less by Leo Babauta. This is the first book that I re…
Read moreI mentioned yesterday that for my birthday my family and I are doing a purge on my house. Tim, Timothy, and Anna are giving me an hour of work a day, although so far they've worked quite a bit longer each day. Madalyn hasn't committed (very Madalyn-esque). And my four minions are giving me 20 minutes each day. Over the last year-ish, I have read several self-…
Read moreWhat are you doing to celebrate Imbolc? Any special ceremonies? Starting your Spring cleaning? Blessing your garden? Meditating on your Goddess? Tonight we are holding a public ritual at 6 p.m. at Sacred Wisdom Healing Center . And I will be celebrating this weekend with my coven. This is my favorite time of the year. I love the energy of Imbolc and Ostara. I feel …
Read moreGet A Life, Not A Job by Paula Caligiuri is a little (209 pages) book packed with inspiring thoughts on how to become more fulfilled and financially secure in our current climate. This book was free when I purchased it as I love to troll the free section of Amazon. I'm glad it did as I tend to focus on one thing at a time and she really recommends focusing on wh…
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