The Migraine Canada website has a really good interactive graphic which I refer to regularly. It’s called The Migraine Tree. You can see my sad attempt at drawing it above, but for me copying things out by hand is helpful for retaining information. Please look up the actual graphic here. The Migraine Tree Who’s it for? It think it’s for…
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Journaling for Better Sleep
In our busy, anxious lives, there are so many obstacles to excellent sleep. But our physical health and mental health rely on it. Also, proper sleep is one of the ten factors contributing to the maintenance of a healthy brain. What can we do to help ourselves improve our sleep on a regular basis? It turns out that journaling for…
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Do You Take Screenshots?
Do you take screenshots? I’ve written before about my strategies for avoiding the endless scroll through my phone. How to be more deliberate about consuming content. Taking notes, saving links. I came across this great article in BelieverMag about the screenshot as another way of pausing while we scroll and consume, and it resonated with me. Anyone who’s ever opened…
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Hiking Diaries 03
We hiked at Claireville Conservation Area on the weekend. A relatively easy trail, except for a few sections of very deep mud. There were some really pretty views across fields and wetlands, plus a lovely section of woods. We could hear and see chickadees, nuthatches, red-winged blackbirds, cardinals. We heard but didn’t see frogs and ducks in the distance. Spring…
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Typewritings 03: How to Finish Every Day
Finish every day and be done with it. For manners and for wise living it is a vice to remember. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it well and serenely, and with too high a spirit to…
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