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Part 1 of the What Does This Have To Do With Wellness? series. Some of you might be wondering, why do I write so much about negative emotions? What do unhappy feelings have to do with wellness? I have received some criticism as well as some honest questioning as to why I often write about … Continue reading Why Negative Emotions are Important for Wellness
How to help refill your creative well and come back from burn-out. If you follow my Covid Chronicles series you know that I hit a really low point before the holidays. A big part of that was feeling very stressed, overwhelmed, and creatively burnt out, and in general just burnt-out. I was feeling directionless, uninspired, … Continue reading Refilling Your Creative Well: Recovering from Burn-Out
Where I'm at and what's coming up for HBLogs! I hope that all of you had a wonderful holiday. I hope that it was restful and that you are as happy as I am to be letting go of 2020 - 2021 here we come! I enjoyed some time away from work, the opportunity to … Continue reading January Updates and Announcements
Part 2 of reflecting on the year that has passed, and my hopes and wishes for what is to come in 2021. Here's part 1 if you haven't read it yet! Moving into the New Year always gives us an opportunity to reflect on where we are and the topic of resolutions and what we … Continue reading Part 2: Looking Ahead to 2021
Part 1 of 2 reflecting on the year that has passed, and my hopes and wishes for what is to come in 2021. We have reached the final days of 2020. It is honestly hard to believe because this year as I've said before, at times has passed so incredibly slowly and seems to have … Continue reading Part 1: Looking Back on 2020
The house is decorated, the groceries are bought, it is the week leading up to Christmas. Today, we are 3 days (and a few hours) and 4 sleeps until Christmas. Most years these days feel long with anticipation and excitement for me. They are filled with the preparations to travel to various cities to visit … Continue reading A Christmas Letter
Written on December 6th & 13th, 2020. This is a journal of my thoughts and feelings during the pandemic of COVID-19. I thought I would do one more check-in before Christmas and the New Year begins. I want to start this COVID Chronicle by saying I am feeling better. If you follow my chronicles regularly, you know … Continue reading Covid Chronicles – Part 11
What is the Holidays without lots of eating!? One of my absolute favourite parts of the Christmas and Holiday season is the food. I love everything about it - cooking it together, tasting it, and the memories and nostalgia that come with it too! I thought it would be fun to share some of the … Continue reading What I’m Eating This Christmas
How we can still find Christmas magic even during a global pandemic. Forward: In this post I will talk a lot about Christmas, as this is how I celebrate at this time of year. However, much of what I am saying could also be applied to non-religious celebrations or celebrations of other religious holidays during … Continue reading Celebrating A Covid Christmas
Hello HBLogs community! It is almost December, can you believe it? While time in some ways is moving quite slowly, it still always comes as a shock when one season ends and another begins. And with December around the corner that means that HBLogs is 7 months old! It's been a labor of love creating … Continue reading December Announcement
