Category: Good Times

You know that voice of doubt that gives you all the reasons why what you want is silly or won’t work out?

The brain loves routine, but it also loves novelty. I feel refreshed when I take myself on outings, and though most of my trips are to places in New York City, I have a few tips to share for anyone who would like to be more intentional about going places.

A fun, escapist post: The other day I was perusing a Chinese auction booklet, and commented to my sister that there were a number of prizes I want to win in theory (like furniture…and wigs!), but won’t really use now. I started to think about what I would include in a Chinese auction if every prize was something I might …

This month I tried to be conscious about leaving my house and going places I enjoy. I sometimes get “stuck” at home, especially on Sundays, so after Succos, I put an activity on the calendar for each week.

Just a light little post about shopping. This post is the exact mirror image of the one I wrote about spring shopping: now, I dread the cold but loove the clothing. I must have hibernated the last few winters, because I haven’t done real winter shopping in the longest time and this season I am on a mission to fill …

Since I wrote this about losing my list of post ideas, I have published more than 80 posts! Woah, amazing — the stream of ideas continues to flow. At the same time, I am curious to hear what you would like to read about. Maybe something revisiting a topic, or something I haven’t addressed yet, or something random for fun? …

I meant to post this list around Labor Day but that didn’t happen. Some thoughts on a work life:

So, picking up where I left us off (thank you for reading along!) On Sunday, we headed to Hallstatt. This is a small village which our guidebook said was a must-see. It turned out we had to take…four trains and a boat to get there. Part of that was probably due to relying on my phone for directions instead of …