Category : Thrive

Recent Happenings

Fish bowl with rocks in the bottom, a purple silk flower, an old scuba helmet and a blue beta fish.
Meet Ka-Bluey, our first family pet.

Hi! How are you feeling today? I’ve had ups and downs this week and I’m super glad it’s Friday. I’m sipping a warm cup of Earl Grey tea with cream. What are you having?

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Books I Read (During COVID) in 2020

Old books on a dark wooden bookshelf.

2020 was a great book year for me. Yes, it may be true that I had more time on my hands with the pandemic and all but I really enjoyed my time in these books this year.

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Let’s Have a Hot Cocoa Conversation

A bunch of holly hanging upside down on a gray/brown door.

I’ll have my cocoa with whip but no marshmallows, please. How about you?

We have our Christmas jam playlist going and are trying to suck all the Christmas fun out of this season, but some days it just feels hard and I find myself not having that wonderful Christmas feeling. I work on giving myself grace and understanding I might not always feel like celebrating, but moving forward with the traditions really does help set the stage for that merry feeling to hopefully show up.

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