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Quirky New Lifestyle Blog Launches

September 5, 2014 By Shelley Leave a Comment

Quirky New Lifestyle Blog Launches

What an exciting day! In the spring of 2012, I started this blog as something to do during a long recovery from a very serious illness. I'm a writer with a pretty solid background in SEO. Yep. I used that knowledge to bury the initial blog so no one would find it. A few months ... [ Read More ]

Meditation Stones & Northern Michigan

June 25, 2014 By Shelley Leave a Comment

Meditation Stones & Northern Michigan

I found this photo floating around Pinterest last night. I read and am re-reading Dan Harris's book. It makes so much more sense than I ever thought it would! I think for us creative types, its hard to slow the mind right? His sense of humor makes me think that we may actually be ... [ Read More ]

Out of the Rabbit Hole: Art Therapy & Illness

June 18, 2014 By Shelley Leave a Comment

Out of the Rabbit Hole: Art Therapy & Illness

Flowers from Mom. Fading now but I'm not yet ready to part with them. I looked at the date of my last post... Its been over two months! I'm back in the land of the living one more time. It was one tough "needles and knives" month again followed by a month of recovery and catch ... [ Read More ]

Thoughts about Wonderland during a Long Illness

April 13, 2014 By Shelley Leave a Comment

Thoughts about Wonderland during a Long Illness

Out of the blue I got another call from one of my docs very early Thursday morning. When you are hoping to keep moving forward on the road to recovery from an illness, you know its never a good sign when the doc calls you personally to deliver news. At the very time she called, ... [ Read More ]

Gratitude: Ways to Remember to be Grateful

March 24, 2014 By Shelley Leave a Comment

Gratitude: Ways to Remember to be Grateful

I'm starting to pull through this latest flare of my illness and get rolling again. As I'm doing so, I'm trying to be mindful of the the things that help me cope on this rollercoaster. As I mentioned yesterday, one idea is to pull together a journal/gratitude reminder book. Not ... [ Read More ]

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The Meaning Behind Roots North and South This blog reflects my love of the "North" and all things "Great Lakes" that comes from my dear little Mother's side of the family. It also pays tribute to all ... [ Read More ]

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