Mental self care: a quickie
It’s so much harder to be kind to yourself when you’re exhausted. Get enough sleep. Make it a priority to keep your emotional load manageable. (Easier said than done—I understand this well.) Be kind to yourself.
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My photography journey 22Sept19
I took a walk through the neighborhood. It’s a route that I’ve walked, run, biked, driven hundreds of times. I saw new things. Now, things that involve critters wouldn’t necessarily have been there before, but these palm trees? They’ve always been stair steps like that. I just never noticed. (Not my favorite photo.) This guy … Read more
Writing, gut feelings, photography nonsense
I have some drafts that are nearly done that I could have finished up and shared today, but they all have something about them that doesn’t feel right for sharing right now. I don’t know what it is, but in cases like this, I defer to the gut feeling. (As a person who has some … Read more
Workplace wellness
Today’s post is full of broad sweeping statements. Of course they are not true for every individual in every category. But I’m not going to make a disclaimer in every paragraph because it’s unwieldy to read. Many companies are introducing (or have already introduced) wellness incentive plans regarding various biomarkers of their employees (with questionable … Read more
Making just a little time to let yourself feel better
I found a good reminder for myself. Something that I was doing that I shared with my online world a few years ago that maybe will help you, too. Here’s the context: I was working part time, teaching band. The schedule was brutal, many of the classes were brutal, and there was very little professional … Read more
Father’s Day gifts…belated
So … it’s not anywhere close to Father’s Day. Here’s the story: The Kid and I went to Burst of Butterflies, a local painting place (canvas, ceramic, etc.) where he painted two small identical tiles that said #1 Dad. We were traveling for the actual holiday and picked up the tiles after we returned. We … Read more
You don’t have to be amazing
A meme crossed my path. All caps, lots of colors — the kind of design I might be into… YOU DID NOT WAKE UP TODAY TO BE AVERAGE I have a couple of thoughts about that. 1. Math. 2. Maybe you did. By definition, we can’t all be above average. If we’re using the math-based … Read more
Remembrance photography
I was invited to consider volunteering to do remembrance photography. (Invited as part of a photography group. Not personally invited.) I clicked through to see if it was what I thought it was. It was. Volunteer photographers do photo sessions with parents and their deceased infants. The example photos shown were very much like typical … Read more
My photography journey 15Sept19
The Climbing Daddy, The Kid, and I took a hike up A Mountain, a little mountain by ASU. Steep but very short paved “trail” with dirt trail from the A to the top. Near the old flour mill. Nice that the weather is finally nice enough. Good way to end a weekend!
The silly helpfulness of fortune cookies
The best fortune I ever got out of a cookie was over 30 years ago, and while I didn’t keep it, I remember it. “Today is a good day to go moose hunting with a belly dancer.” I haven’t received any that were nearly as entertaining in the intervening decades, though some came close when … Read more