November is traditionally a month of gratitude in the United States, culminating in Thanksgiving Day. Many people take advantage of this time to share publicly the things for which they are grateful. I have historically done the same with my blog, and this year is no exception…but it will be a little different. Blessings in…
Life is full of risks. Some people seek them out. Some people try to avoid them at all costs. But, like it or not, risk is an inherent part of life. I mean getting out of bed in the morning involves a certain amount of risk. Of course, staying in bed has risks of its…
You’re lying in bed, the minutes ticking by, but sleep just won’t come. Unfortunately, this scenario becomes more frequent for many of us as we age. (I know, I know…we’re all sick of hearing “…at a certain age, you can expect…[insert something annoying].”) Experts say age-related sleep disruption is due primarily to changes in hormones…
Sometimes the ideas just don’t come. I was in that situation last week, so I took a blogging break. No big deal. But this week, I really want to post something…and I do have a couple of starts…but nothing that I’m feeling excited about. So before I pursued one of those half-baked ideas, I thought…
When my daughter invited me to participate in a nutrition challenge to eat 800 grams of fruits and vegetables per day throughout the month of October, I immediately responded, “Sounds fun! I’m in!” I mean I like fruits and vegetables. I eat them every day. I don’t weigh them…but eating 800 grams can’t be that…
And just like that another year has gone by. As of October 2, So What? Now What? is seven years old. When I wrote my first blog post, I described this blog as a public reprogramming of my internal route guidance…hoping to answer the question “What’s next for me? Where do I go from here?”…
It is officially autumn (aka fall) in the Northern Hemisphere. I always enjoy the changing of seasons, but autumn is by far my favorite. Last year was challenging for me, but I am happy to report that my usual autumn joy has returned for 2022. In celebration, I decided to forego my typical weekly blog…
These last few months I have been reminded repeatedly of the impermanence of life…and everything in it. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Accepting impermanence makes every moment more precious, every experience more noteworthy. What if we treated each encounter with another living being as if it would be our last contact? What if…
Yesterday we laid my sweet mother-in-law to rest. I’ve mentioned a few times in this blog how much I love her and how lucky I am to have won the in-law lottery when I married Larry. In addition to an amazing husband, I got the whole big wonderful family. I feel so blessed to have…
Life is full of surprises…from small things like a ladybug landing on your arm to jarring things like a 5.7 earthquake…from pleasant things like a visit from an old friend to disagreeable things like a flat tire. One thing is for certain…life is more enjoyable when you learn to expect the unexpected…go with the flow…hang…
