October is an eventful month around here. Besides the autumn and Halloween hoopla, it is also the month in which my blog turns 11 and I turn 65. Happy 11th blogiversary to So what? Now what? ! It’s hard to believe that I have been blogging for 11 years, but I have. The proof is…
“We throw a wet blanket of ho-hummery over our lives when we live in fear of what others might think, instead of celebration of who we are.” ~Jen Sincero I chose CELEBRATE as my 2026 Word of the Year (WOTY). One way I’m putting that word into practice is to take note of the many…
Since we built our Southern Utah home about six years ago, we’ve had the luxury of being at the end of the street and on a corner lot, giving us plenty of space and a lot of privacy. But more recently, they’ve started building up the area. They extended the road and are putting these…
I was scrolling through social media the other day and saw a nail technician’s post about why getting your nails done improves your wellbeing. Now I don’t really need another reason to get my nails done…I’m sold already…and I know she had a financial reason for convincing more people to get their nails done, but…
Since I returned from the Camino de Santiago to a heat wave in my hometown, I have sorely missed walking outdoors. Now that fall and…fingers crossed…cooler weather are just weeks away, I have felt the urge not just to walk again, but to make a challenge of it. I was thinking about challenging myself to…
“It’s life that matters, nothing but life—the process of discovering, the everlasting and perpetual process, not the discovery itself, at all.” ~Fyodor Dostoevsky I chose CELEBRATE as my 2026 Word of the Year (WOTY). One way I’m putting that word into practice is to take note of the many things I have to celebrate…large and…
I was speaking with a blogging friend recently, and she suggested my style of blogging…a hobby blog consisting of personal essays…might be a better fit for Substack than a traditional WordPress blog. That got me thinking…what exactly is the difference between Substack and blogging and which is best for me? Of course, I’m not the…
Years ago…before all information was available online…my mother and I used to get in the car and take ourselves physically to the Family History Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We would spend hours going through old records on microfilm looking for the puzzle pieces of our ancestry. I know conducting an online search…
As a teenager and young adult who was a little too concerned with my weight, I remember being envious of people who seemed to be able to eat anything they wanted and remain thin. We referred to those lucky people as having a high metabolism. But what exactly is metabolism? Can it be too high…
“Every day is a reason to celebrate life’s beautiful moments.” I chose CELEBRATE as my 2026 Word of the Year (WOTY). One way I’m putting that word into practice is to take note of the many things I have to celebrate…large and small…during the month and to share the highlights with you on the final…
