Linking up with http://www.Fiveminutefriday.com The rules are: set a timer and free write for five minutes on word prompt, then share. Five Minute Friday: Take Start Timer The word take pops into my head and I think “Take what?”. Take a photograph, Take a break or vacation? Take a breath? Take control?
Why You and I Must Be A Voice For The Animals and Children Hello again. Recently I posted about the scary statistics of mental health issues in our youth. Today my inbox seems flooded with reasons why we must also be an advocate for the animals. I mean both those we consider pets and those that live in the wild. Today I will focus on those we consider pets. Why we need to be a voice for the animals As someone who has lost animals to cancer the most recent email from The Petco Foundation about animal cancer spoke to me.…
Repeating, Wondering, Turning, Getting, Desiring:June Linkup with A Chronic Voice These prompts all jump out at me as feelings around my current struggle with my health. I have been in the E.R. twice in the last 5 days. I was told I was a “medical mystery”. The first E.R. visit they said I was likely struggling with an inflammation flare. The second one after a tick had been found and removed at home and I was running a fever they said it could possibly be a tick borne illness and likely Lyme but that the tests were not showing anything.…
This weeks prompt : Goal This week’s Five-Minute Friday prompt is ironic since my this topic has been on my mind a lot. I have small goals, big goals, health goals and wealth goals. Weight goals and not being late goals. Okay seriously Yes, I know I am not Dr. Seuss so here goes my five minutes now… Timer Start I used to set goals and resolutions every new year only to realize that I am tired of the same old goals and not really making the changes that I kept wanting to happen. So, this year…
Collection of articles on flea, tick prevention with opt in to download free insect repellant natural recipes.
Five Things You Like About Yourself Reading a post over at Nyxies Nook about Self Care and Recovery She asked readers to name 5 things they like about themselves. That same week Ruth Soukup had challenged her readers to name one thing they like about themself. My reply is ” This one is going to be hard for me. I am feeling challenged to think about and write down 5 things. ” The List Here is a list I had started called my best habits. I will use this for my five things I like about me. I had written…
My May Goal Quick Recap At the beginning of May I posted a roundup of activities, challenges and my goals. I wrote a post using specific prompts for May’s linkup on A Chronic Voice about my struggle with chronic illness. I made some improvement on some of my goals and fell very short on some. It is a new month and I am not giving up. It is a new month with a fresh chance to achieve those goals. June Observations This month there is National Adopt a Cat Month, National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month and National Camping Month.…
I heard about a summer reading challenge via @Teaandcakeforthesoul. I have more than 20 books in my unread eBooks and bookshelf. So this was the motivation for me to look through the books and pick the top 20 that I want to read and join the challenge. One of my goals this year was to make time to read and now that I finally have my new glasses I can do that! Here is my list of books I have marked ‘want to read‘ on Goodreads. I currently am using Kindle Unlimited and have borrowed a few books from there…
After a long hard winter, few things are more welcome than sunshine and warmth…at least until you get your first sunburn and itchy bug bites, right? 🙂 15 Innovative Approaches You Need To Know About Minimizing Summer Insect Annoyances There are many natural and earth friendly ways to minimize pests of the insect variety. There are plants that you can plant as well as natural herbal body care products you can DIY. We have insect repellants and bug bite relief made of essential oils. Lets start with ticks. Ticks have been awful where I live. I am seeing posts all over…
SS&H Book Corner : Review of Letting Go by Charity Jackson “Cyan Keller lost her whole world on a sandy path beside a quiet lake when her fiance was murdered in front of her. Two years later, her world shakes again beside the crashing waves on a rocky ocean shore. The past and future collide….” First, let me say I love to read, but I have not been able to for awhile because I was having visual problems. Last week, my new glasses arrived and the first book I read was this one. Starting to read books again after…