by Patti Miinch | Apr 14, 2022 | lessons, lessons learned from a f*& cat, plush, takeaways
I recently acquired a cat. Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (aka Barnaby) came to live with me several weeks ago after a brief sojourn at the local humane society. {By the way, Barnaby was previously known as Egypt, but really . . . Egypt? No way!}He looked perfectly...
by Patti Miinch | Apr 5, 2022 | breaks, relax, them's the breaks
In my quest to find ways to build at least one break into my busy schedule, I first kept a 5-day log of the activities that fill the hours each day (What Have We Here?). Then I sat down, mug of hot tea and bullet journal at the ready, to analyze the results.The log...
by Patti Miinch | Mar 24, 2022 | break time, finding time, priorities, whathavewehere
When I first realized that I needed to reincorporate into my daily schedule some kind of break(s) for mental, spiritual, and physical rebooting and renewal, I seriously doubted it could be done. I knew, though, that I needed to at least try.I thought back to all the...
by Patti Miinch | Mar 17, 2022 | break, break time, busy-ness, caregiving, childcare, mental, physical, prime time years, reboot, rejuvenation, rest
{Sigh}I don’t know about you, but my mind is constantly inundated by sights and sounds, information, details involved in daily life, etc.Even when that “stuff” is positive in nature — the beauty of the world around me, the sound of my granddaughters’ laughter, the...
by Patti Miinch | Mar 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
As of this week, I’ll be posting My Year of Less updates on Facebook. Come on over to my page Patti Miinch and “like” and “follow”. See you there!!
