I wish I could say I made it through Siblings Day unscathed. However, that would be far from the truth. Being with family just happens to bring with it the desire to eat foods we used to share together as kids. And even talking about how good of a cook our momma used to be, …
Author: VirgSpeaks
When What You Eat Impacts Your Life
My life is certainly super busy these days. And for the next four weekends, I am committed to being away from home for the greater part of two to three days. This makes me nervous, and I wonder what my food options will be. Here is a perfect example of why: this past weekend we …
Keeping Up Despite Setbacks
This week has been an interesting week. Probably only because I always have high hopes for getting things done in my work life and my home life. Within the last few weeks, I have made the decision to retire again from full-time office work in two years instead of ten years. This is so I …
When Good Strategies Lose Their Shine
On Saturday, the first day of October, I pulled the rest of my monthly to-dos from my pretty little box. I had three left. And I knew what two of them were for sure. Find a professional photographer for my next book's headshot. And finish my second book. And, well, you and I both know …
Small Changes Make for Big Progress
Last week, I blogged about reducing my time on social media. And guess what? I did. I was able to do just what I needed to do and focus some of my time on studying my lesson for the class I'm teaching and also take some down time to just chill. I even took time …
At A Crossroads: Decision Time
As I struggle to promote my first book, complete my second book, work a full-time job, take time for all the things I need to do and want to do, as well as have time for selfcare, I'm considering giving up social media. It's not exactly what I want to do, but more like what …
The Challenge of Keeping Life Simple
Didn't I just say in my last blog that I'd be posting at least once each week? And here it is two weeks later? My, how time flies, and how we can let our days fill up. What's Been Happening Purple night skies - Sept 4, 2022 Last weekend, we went to visit with my …
Where Have You Been, Virg?
Well, it's right at three weeks since I last posted and it feels even longer. How did that happen? I could give all kinds of reasons, and there would be many, but the truth is I just have way too much on my plate. I want to do it all. And I'm finding that so …
Monitoring Your To-Do Lists
The thing about to-dos is they never end. Amazingly, there's always one more thing to do. When I pulled this month's to-do on Monday, August 1st, I was excited. When I saw "start working on Christmas cards," I thought, yay, I can get a head start on the holidays. It will be a lot easier …