October 2024 – Page 2 – The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

The Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week #3

Another week, another set of glimpses into walking adventures around the world. (Let that sink in for a minute; isn’t it amazing that we can all be doing a joint activity in our own…

Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise, Friendship
Oct, 18, 2024
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It’s Not You…It’s Me

Earlier today, in what can only be called an act of SHEER STUPIDITY, I attempted to make some minor changes to my website to improve functionality.

What I ended up doing was completely ruining the…

Blogging
Oct, 17, 2024
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It’s (Almost) Time For Another Bloggy Break

I’m hightailing it off the interwebs (after tomorrow’s Happy Things Friday + CBWC roundup) for the next week because…Kyria is coming to visit our family!!! I want to focus all my attention on showing…

My Year of Shmita: September Update

September typically feels like a month of new beginnings, but there was a bit of anti-climax in our family when the return to school wasn’t quite the smooth transition we had been hoping for…

This…

Meds, Moods, and Me: The Ups, Downs, and Outcomes of Taking Medication for My Mental Health

I’ve been dragging my feet on writing this post for weeks now. Not because I’m embarrassed or don’t want to share. (If I was willing to speak openly about burning the wall of my…

Hard Things, Health, Life, Mental Health
Oct, 15, 2024
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Three Little Joys

I’ve done this exercise several times before – I sit down to write a quick post of three things currently bringing me joy. (Does this make Three Little Joys the baby sibling of Happy…

The Cool Bloggers Walking Club: Week #2

Congratulations to everyone in the “club” for walking your way through Week #2. And special thanks to everyone who submitted pictures from their ten minutes of daily(ish) movement!

First up, my walks.

Day #4: 7.3…

Blogging, Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Exercise, Friendship
Oct, 11, 2024
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