Category: Life
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Wednesday Word May 2026: Zarf
I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. ZARF A cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee-cup, usually of metal and ornamental in design. I make weird noises from time to time. Sometimes as surprise exclamations, sometimes just because I think the…
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Mental Health Wednesday May 2026
About 11 years ago, I tried to go off my meds–the Ritalin and the anti-depressants. I did it for health reasons (serotonin syndrome is a thing. I guess I should explain that in another post), and monetary ones. A nickel saved is a nickel earned. I made it two years before I had to go…
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Mental Health Wednesday April 2026
Kintsugi is this year’s word. The idea is to accept a formerly broken object, and not just acknowledge but appreciate the scars telling that object’s story, maybe even admire that story and how that object is still together and functional. Apparently, we have yet to start gluing things together. It’s entirely possible that some of…
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Mental Health Wednesday March 2026
I quit my job. My last day was February 28. I do not have another job to go to. I am fortunate that the money situation has changed a bit in the house, so I don’t have to have another day-job to jump into, just yet. Which is good, guess. The original plan for the…
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Mental Health Wednesday February 2026
When I started writing this, I couldn’t report a downward spiral or an upward momentum at the time. I wouldn’t call it “homeostasis,” more like “dissociation.” Maybe. It’s eerie. It feels a lot like waiting. Waiting for… something. It’s exhausting. I’ve felt the effects of the heaviness in other ways; I have some routines, but…
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