Have you ever come back to something you used to do and rediscovered both the thing and a part of you you didn’t even know was missing? This has been me these past few weeks as I’ve come back to baking artisan bread, something I used to do years ago after reading an article about […]
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A couple of days ago I wrote about bandwagons I’m not on. Let me tell you, that chia seed cliffhanger brought questions with it. I may have to do an entire piece about chia seeds to clear things up. Today, though, we’re switching over to bandwagons I am on. This will be fun. Barreling out
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I love a good bandwagon, and soon I will write a post about bandwagons I am on, including Taylor Swift, pink glitter, unicorns, and more, but today I’m feeling up for a little list of bandwagons I’m not on. Just for fun and so you can get to know me better. Please note: I’m here
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#WritersWrite and I write almost every day. I sometimes share my thoughts publicly in this series called “500 Words or Less” This practice allows me to explore a variety of different topics in a restrained/contained way and learn what resonates with people. I wrote it, not AI. If you share, please give proper credit. ©
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Forty-five is in the middle. It’s halfway to ninety. It’s twice as long as twenty-two and a half. Forty-five is nine away from fifty-four. Forty-five sees the years behind as instructive, beautiful, compost, and a solid foundation. It sees the years ahead as golden, elegant, rich, and a tall tower. Forty-five is friends who not
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It’s not a secret that hairdressers and nail techs are also in the people/helping business. Sure, they do your hair and your nails, but they also see you. A good one doesn’t work on your hair alone, they work on your spirit too. I remember one particular haircut more than 20 years ago. It wasn’t
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1. Hang off the side of the pool and pretend I’m a bat. 3. Float. 4. Duck, airplane, soldier. 5. Sort out all of my problems. 6. Invent new problems that need to be sorted out. 7. Breathe in, breathe out. 8. Blow bubbles. 9. Walk from one end of the pool to the other,
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Last week there were about eight women waiting in the ladies’ room line for three stalls. It was a quiet line, and most people were on their phones. At some point, one woman piped up to everyone, “Excuse me, are all of the stalls occupied?” It might seem like a silly question, but we’ve all
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I started to listen to ATC in college when I flew a lot, alone. In those days you could listen to ATC while you flew by plugging in one of those cheap headphone sets into the armrest. Now I listen on my phone through an app. while I’m picking up the house or sitting outside
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Everyone talks about the placebo effect like it’s a bad thing. “Gotta make sure it’s not just the placebo effect.” Scientists seem annoyed with it, which annoys me. I think we need much more research on harnessing the placebo effect. More placebo effect, please. Think about what the placebo effect is: you get better, because
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