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Day 96: Taking things one day at a time

Yesterday, I achieved the impossible. I achieved balance. I woke up early, as I usually tend to. I worked out. I did laundry. I vacuumed.

I was (am) still feeling down in the dumps about Valentine’s Day, and I had to keep an eye on work all weekend, and overall

What did I do for myself yesterday? What did I achieve? This question is harder than usual today. I went for a walk and I

Yesterday after work I had an hour to spare before meeting a friend for happy hour. I didn’t go home and let the Nothing take

It is Monday morning. My house is clean and my body is sore. I overslept and I plan to work from home today. I dusted,

I went and had dinner with friends. It was good to be around people. And yet, the Nothing lingers. It crept in a bit on

Yesterday’s successes include, in no particular order: Going for a walk in the (very rare for this time of year) sunshine Booking a weekend getaway

Alice Hoffman’s The World That We Knew traverses all the areas of France in which I traveled earlier this year, takes place in the past,

All week long, I’ve been unable to write. Usually, I set up blog posts at night so they will publish the next morning. If for

I spent the last week transported into the 1600s in Amsterdam. It was winter, and it was cold. And I was very much alone, and

(If you’re here only for the reading list, scroll down. The table of contents that should appear at the top of this post apparently doesn’t

I am so happy to be reading again. Reading as I used to read, where I become completely absorbed by a story and fall in

If you’ve never tried a digital detox, even a small one, I highly recommend doing so, particularly if, like me, you are often anxious and