Random Musings

Fresh items that take more than a week to go bad when stored properly: Citrus (lemons, limes, grapefruit, oranges, etc) Avocados Potatoes Carrots (Root veggies in general seem to have a longer life span) Onions Garlic (Fresh garlic and onions last longer unpeeled) Spinach Spring mix When fresh spinach starts to wither, just cook it! Dairy Products that last: Cheddar Parmesan Yogurt Blocks of hard cheeses can last for quite awhile. Not as robust, be super reusable... Bananas, Apples, ...

When it comes to living a life of small adventures, the thrift store is a prime opportunity. An active thrift store is always changing with new stuff to discover. Plus pre-owned items have history and character. Although in a past post I wrote about getting paid to create, the truth is that I don't make nearly enough to earn a living from what I create. I work part-time, and my husband works part time too. Then by living frugally, we make ends meet while still having the time to be creative. ...

Not too long ago I published my book,Idealist Dreams: How I Learned to Plan as an INFP. In response to my book, I received a fascinating comment. Someone noticed that in my writings, I brought up the concept of "small adventures." They mentioned that they found this idea inspiring and wanted to know more about it. Sometimes when someone points out something to me, the little light bulb goes off in my head, and I'm like ah-ha. Other times when someone points out something to me, it's like someon...

The description "highly sensitive person" (HSP) is obviously a blanket term for men and women. However, I've been thinking about one thing that makes the experience of being a HSP woman different from the experience of a HSP man. The difference is that the HSP woman has a uterus. We have cycles. And for the first time I'm realizing that difference could also be impacting my HSP traits. A few months ago, I came off the pill. It was causing hair loss, and I didn't like how I was starting to fee...

I recently took an online test to find my brand archetypes. I don't have a brand, exactly, but I like creating stuff and putting it out there. I wanted to know what kind of personality the stuff I create gives off. After taking a few different tests and some time to reflect, it became clear that the Visionary/Magician is my main brand archetype and the Sage is a close second. I want to focus mainly on the Visionary/Magician archetype. Discovering what kind of role that identity has played in ...

Have you ever felt too scared to write? Have you ever felt like the words are too much to carry? They want to come out, but there is fear holding them back. I've been feeling a lot of that lately. Because of the discomfort, recently I've been laser focused on simplifying the way I approach writing and the way I blog. There is so much advice out there about how to blog to make money. That is unfortunate. So many blogs that have good information are ruined by intrusive email sign up pop-ups and...

First post. Yay! ...