What is it about taking your hair out of a ponytail/bun/topknot/updo that immediately releases tension from your forehead? I can feel a headache coming on, which will need something more than taking my hair down, but it is amazing the immediate relief that I get from that simple thing. What is your simple pleasure? What…

Just a friendly reminder – if you feel like hustling today, you are worthy. If you feel like curling up with a book, you are worthy. If you feel like staying in bed all day, you are worthy. Showing up for yourself means listening to yourself. Repost • @chronicquotes__ Important reminder 💕 #chronicillness #mentalillness #invisibleillness…

Holy mackerel! The weather cannot make up its mind. Yesterday, I was out in a sundress, and today I have the fireplace on. It’s amazing how a beautiful sunny day has me wanting to be out and about, but a rainy, cold day has me wanting to curl up with my coffee and a blanket.…

“I am (obviously) much in love with plants and above all trees, and always have been; and I find human maltreatment of them as hard to bear as some find ill-treatment of animals.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien Happy Earth Day 🌱 #tolkien #quotes #quote #earthday #tolkienquotes #plants #succulents #succulentsofinstagram #savetheplanet #motherearth #green…

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“Firstly, even the most rudimentary of intelligences would have no difficulty in grasping that being properly informed about something is always preferable to being ignorant, especially in such delicate matters as good and evil, which could put anyone at risk, quite unwittingly, of being consigned to eternal damnation in a hell that had not yet…

Lilacs are one of my absolute favourite things about spring. When I was little we had beautiful lilac bush that smelled amazing. My grandparents had one, too, and when we moved homes and didn’t have our bush any longer, my Grampa would cut lilacs and bring them to us. A few years ago, I mentioned…

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Yesterday, I had a group text with my brother and sister, and while I lamented that life intended to burn us (think Moriarty in the pool area with John and Sherlock), my wise sister reminded me that life is all about balance. So instead of looking at things as inherently good or bad, we need…

This is what I have been working towards – the sense of stability for my babies while the rest of our world spins off of its axis. Sitting with my kid who is writing his first speech and got upset about the stress of it. But after he calmed down and we got going, he…