I subscribe to a few newsletters and substacks. But I also keep track of other sites, blogs and online magazines I like to read with the Bear App. When I come across a new site that I like, I paste the link into the app. Then, once a week(ish) I click through the list and always have good reading material….
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Typewritings 08: Consistency & the Migraine Brain
Consistency is key … It helps if you get up at the same time and go to sleep at the same time. It helps if your meals are regular. It helps if you exercise a little bit regularly. It helps if you have a little bit of regular grief. It’s the highs and lows, the changes, the variation that challenges…
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Camera Roll: Colour in Flowerpots
On the days when it’s sunny, there’s such pretty light in the afternoons right now. I had my camera out, and took a few photos of what’s growing in some of the flowerpots these days. Little orange pansies in my mom’s backyard. Purple pansies still surviving here. Geraniums, English ivy and birch on my front porch. Photos taken with my…
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Creating a Summer Book Basket
A lovely friend, who I used to be in a book club with, had a practice of creating a summer book basket. The imagery is so beautiful. And it speaks to being intentional about how to spend the season. It always sparked such a great conversation: “So, what do you have in your summer book basket?”. Even though I don’t…
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June is Migraine & Headache Awareness Month
Migraine and Headache Awareness is recognized worldwide during the month of June. The campaign began in 2012 or 2013. This year, Health Canada has added Migraine to its calendar of health promotion days, which should feel encouraging but also seems a little late in the game. Globally, it has been estimated that prevalence among adults of current headache disorder is…
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