WOUBBIE's Blogs
2021 Plans
Thursday, December 31, 2020 3 comments ![]()
The Whole House Project
Saturday, August 29, 2020 7 comments I've decided to work on household projects with the idea that in 10 years we will be selling and downsizing. Even if that's not the direction we end up going, or we go that way sooner, this will all be valuable work to make the house more functi... Read more
Changing Habits: Thoughts from Chris Kresser
Thursday, July 09, 2020 7 comments Got this in an email today, and wanted a more permanent place to refer to it. I think he really explains this so simply and clearly! #1: Know your why To be successful adopting a new habit, you have to emotionally connect with the reas... Read more
How did all that planning go?
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 3 comments June is winding down, and I thought it was good time to do a little evaluating. ![]()
Planning Day 5
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 3 comments TEAM DAILY FOR 12/31: Planning Day #5: This is a tough one! What brings you Joy? How can you make 2020 the most joyful ever? Remember to not zero in on what you THINK SHOULD BRING YOU JOY, and focus on what actually DOES! ... Read more
Planning Day 4
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 2 comments TEAM DAILY FOR 12/30: Planning Day #4: Most of us have at least some major or minor physical challenges to deal with. If there is only one doctor's visit or medical procedure you could tackle this year, what would it be? Maybe use tomorrow to sc... Read more
Planning Day 2
Saturday, December 28, 2019 5 comments TEAM DAILY FOR 12/28: Planning Day #2 - What's the most important food and nutrition-related thing you need to focus on for 2019? ... Read more
Planning Day 1
Saturday, December 28, 2019 2 comments TEAM DAILY FOR 12/27: Let's make the next 5 days planning days for a healthy New Year. Today's focus? What went well this year? What went poorly? How can you use that knowledge in 2019? ... Read more
Ren Fest Sewing Project
Friday, August 16, 2019 7 comments Well, my sewing deadline was 9pm, and I put the last stitch in at 8:55, snapped off the machine light and headed upstairs. Whew! I never in a million years thought this would be such a challenge! This is the stretch knit under-tunic: ... Read more
On Independence Day
Thursday, July 04, 2019 7 comments ![]()
On Memorial Day/Decoration Day
Monday, May 27, 2019 4 comments I just read this lovely and sad article today about one of the very earliest public remembrances of the Civil War dead, from which our grave Decoration Day and eventually our Memorial Day spring. There a a number of cities or towns who lay claim... Read more
On Poverty
Friday, August 03, 2018 4 comments From the teachings of Saint John Chrysostom: "When you see on earth a man who has encountered the shipwreck of poverty, do not judge him, do not seek an account of his life but free him from his misfortune. "Need alone is a poor man's ... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Last Page » |
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