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No One Tells You This

December 2, 2019February 13, 2019

@GlynnMacN’s memoir is a roadmap to creating the life you want to live, with the people you want to share it with

Tags childfree, children, life change, life choices, lifestyle, middle age, single, work life balance

Confidence

December 2, 2019February 6, 2019

How I lost my confidence, in more ways than one, and how I’m winning it back.

Tags anger, confidence, decisions, feminism, mental health, mental illness, women

Monday Quote: Amitav Ghosh

December 2, 2019February 4, 2019

How can artists effectively engage with the public about climate change?

Tags canlit, clifi, climate, climate change, climate fiction, future climate, literature, nature, science fiction, scifi, writing

How High is Too High?

December 2, 2019January 30, 2019

I’m used to dealing with deep bipolar lows. How do I manage an unexpectedly high phase?

Tags bipolar, exercise, medication, mental health, mental illness, psychiatrist, side effects

Saturday Shot: Jan 26

December 2, 2019January 26, 2019

Found this hidden gem on last week’s hike.

Tags fairies, hike, hobbits, lichen, mushrooms, photo of the day, photography, Saltspring Island, trees

The Right Mindset for the Right Book

December 2, 2019January 23, 2019

Marie Kondo advocates cutting your book collection to 30. I discuss why that won’t work for people like me.

Tags bibliophile, books, bookshelves, decluttering, essays, hoarder, Marie Kondo, reading, writing

Monday Quote: Mary Oliver

December 2, 2019January 21, 2019

Last week we said goodbye to poet and writer Mary Oliver.

Tags eulogy, goodbye, literature, Mary Oliver, poetry, The Summer Day, Wild Geese

Who is today's Rachel Carson?

December 2, 2019January 16, 2019

Rachel Carson is often seen as the driver of the modern environmental movement. But who stands in her shoes today?

Tags A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold, climate change, conservation, Elizabeth Kolbert, Elizabeth Rush, emma marris, environment, history, indigenous peoples, Katharine Hayhoe, Naomi Oreskes, Rachel Carson, Rob Macfarlane, Robin Wall-Kimmerer, Sandra Postel, sea level rise, Silent Spring, water

A Break for the Holidays

December 2, 2019December 19, 2018

We all need a break sometimes, and the holidays are the perfect time for rest, relaxation, and recalibration.

Tags anxiety, blogging, Christmas, computers, crafts, fabric art, holidays, new year, online, outdoors, puzzles, reading, stress, writing

Monday Quote: Barbara Kingsolver & Antonia Malchik

December 2, 2019December 17, 2018

This week my quotes have to do with persevering even when you feel inadequate or not ready or filled with anxiety (the latter is me … Read more

Tags achievement, Antonia Malchik, anxiety, Barbara Kingsolver, novels, reading, short stories, Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, writing
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