Category: Going Mental
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A Little Party Never Killed Nobody
It was indeed a roaring 1920’s soiree at our house on the 26th. While I don’t remember much towards the latter half of the event, the pictures tell the tale of a grand time had by myself and all who joined. Just about a month ago, when we felt that we were getting close to…
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Five-Day Online “Silent” Meditation Retreat
For a while, I have been contemplating how to make more use of my time and to do things that feel more purposeful with my life. As someone who does not truly believe in charity for the sake of altruism, nor do I fully support doing something for nothing (related to altruism), it has been…
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Fighting Motion Sickness
For as long as I can remember, as an adult at least, I have easily gotten motion sickness whether in a car or on a boat. There are occasions when it hasn’t hit me much, but most of the time if I look down in a car or experience any kind of movement that is…
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September!
I know I’m due to write an update from our trip to Croatia, but I’m still catching up from it having just returned late-ish last night. So, will aim to get it posted for Friday. In the meantime, can you believe it’s already September? Funnily enough, M had said when we got back in February…
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We’re on a boat!
This might be the only post until next week as we are currently on vacation on a boat in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Croatia. We drove from our house to Bari on the east coast of Italy, which is about six hours away, caught an 8-hr ferry to Dubrovnik and stayed one…
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Changing Life Seasons
It’s a cool 24 degrees (C) / 76F today and I’m loving it. It’ll return back up to the low 30s/high 80s tomorrow onwards, but the little reprieve from the heat is definitely doing this lady some good. While I may sometimes casually wish for more traditional ways of life, especially when it comes to…
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Another Little Escape
It’s been a little quiet here the last week or so as I was with guests, then headed to France for a few days to see friends and enjoy the sea. There is something different in the vibe and energy with those in the Var, where I go to visit. Perhaps, it is the closeness…
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A Little Escape
I’ve been in the marvelously cooler UK for the past five days. So much of my mental state has shifted in this time, just by being in the lower temperatures. What was I doing in the UK you ask? Where did I go, you want to know? Let me sum up, then. I went to…
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Orvieto Sound Festival Weekend
There are various regular summer activities that happen around the cities, towns and villages of Italy. Umbria is no different. The main events that can be found around are music festivals. Our town of Orvieto always has the Orvieto Sound Festival. While I don’t listen to a lot of Italian music, though it would probably…
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Life is…
Life is complicated and a roller coaster at times. Is it this way for everyone, or do other people have stable mental states and day-to-days? Would I want that even if I could? – Probably not. Nothing is wrong, per se. All is well physically, financially, etc. Yet, my mental state is jumbled. I’m a…
