Search Results for “year of shmita” – Page 5 – The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

Introducing My…Dreadsheet

I’ve been thinking about dread lately. That sounds like a rather somber and melancholy topic, but I’ve been considering it in the context of what that emotion can tell me. More generally I feel…

Life, Mental Health, Personality Insights
May, 29, 2024
31 Comments

The world seems shrouded in heaviness lately. Some of it is the era (COVID was an unprecedented experience; we’re living through periods of major political, economic and climate upheaval), and some of it is…

A Rest Is As Good As…A Rest

Hi friends. Things are going to be quiet in this space for a few weeks. (No, we are not going on another vacation!!)

I’ve been craving some extra white space and margin. The year I…

Barcelona Day Five: Cacti (Ouch!), Stadiums, and All Kinds of Art

Another day – a day I was determined to approach slowly. And we did just that. We didn’t wake up until after 8 am and, again, had leisurely showers before heading down to the…

Barcelona, Travel
Apr, 03, 2024
26 Comments

Life Lately: A Hodgepodge

I feel like I haven’t written about…life…much lately. Now, a trip to Spain was very much a part of life but it’s an unusually big and grand adventure. Most of life is loads of…

Life, Parenting, Random
Mar, 28, 2024
35 Comments

Life Lately: A Roundup of What I’ve Been Eating, Watching, and Reading + Recipe Recommendations?

Time to talk food, television, and books. Who’s ready?

FOOD

I recently took part in a church-wide fast. For the first time – in my life! – I abstained from food for a spiritual reason, and…

Food, Life, Reading
Feb, 08, 2024
48 Comments

The Best of One World?

Yesterday was a snow day. Historically, snow days fill me with the deepest level of despair. But this time, when I saw the message that schools were canceled, I leaned back in bed (no…

Life, Mental Health, Minimalism, Parenting, Year of Shmita
Dec, 05, 2023
47 Comments