We love Thanksgiving – it’s a time to reflect on all of our blessings, big and small! If you are lucky enough to celebrate Thanksgiving with either family or friends, we have put together some of our favorite items to complete your Thanksgiving table – making it festive and fun. And yet in the rush […]
For those with aging loved ones, it may be difficult to distinguish a few signs of “normal” aging from things that should raise some red flags. No one teaches you in school how to spot trouble signs with aging loved ones. And it’s our human nature to avoid unpleasant things, isn’t it? Watching our aging […]
Recalls were in the news last week more than usual. Italian pork sausage contaminated with thin blue rubber. Catastrophic engine failure on some Ford Broncos. Pine-Sol cleaners that may contain bacteria. Nearly every vehicle Rivian has produced this year. I picked out a wall-mounted basketball hoop to write about because it caused the death of […]
This is my first time reading anything by Louise Bay and it won’t be the last. The title, sexy book cover, the setting in London, and the synopsis pulled me in. The storyline delivered on the elements of a contemporary romance novel sprinkled with some intrigue. Meet Nathan Cove, a self-proclaimed playboy and the youngest […]
In the past several years, I haven’t had many trick-or-treaters. We’ll see what happens tonight. I’m not in much of a holiday-celebratory mood. Typepad, the platform for my blog, has been migrating data all weekend, so I haven’t been able to post anything or see how many page views I have. Now, the site is […]
Asheville & Biltmore Estate, North Carolina (October 18-22, 2022) Asheville North Carolina Located in a valley of mountains, Asheville (see photo) is a wonderful upscale mountain town with an excellent food and art culture and easily walkable districts. It still maintains a quirky charm ‘bohemian’ feel in many of its neighborhoods. The Victorian and Art […]
Physician’s are trained to put patients’ needs above their own at all costs. Sick? Take medicine and power through. Feeling depressed and lethargic? Suck it up and think about the patient’s problems instead of your own. This learned act of putting your own needs to the side time after time causes suffering on both a […]
I’m in awe! I really don’t know how else to sum up my feelings after reading, “I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy. My first thoughts go to the old saying, “You never know what goes on behind closed doors.” While I have learned this to be true as I have gotten older, this […]
Listen to “S2E6: “Dealing with and healing from toxic relationships” ” by Lori Carrese https://anchor.fm/360-podcast-for-women/episodes/S2E6-Dealing-with-and-healing-from-toxic-relationships-e1pie9e Originally Published on https://www.nofoggydays.com/blog/
Challenges are what make life interesting and meaningful. I start this blog with this popular quote by Joshua J. Marine: “Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” Have you ever wondered why some people live exciting lives while others just struggle through life? One reason could be that they […]
