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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 52 min read
The Pleasures of Bullet Journaling (for the Lazy)
Image source: Merlina McGovern I always love seeing those super satisfying TikTok videos of people filling out their fresh, blank bullet...
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LaCalaveraCat
Mar 44 min read
When the Results Don’t Offer Closure
Photo by Chokniti Khongchum on Pexels Looking back at my past posts, I can see that I’ve been dealing with abnormal mammogram exams for...
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 273 min read
Stories of California’s Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Image source: Merlina McGovern I’m still recovering from travel-induced jet lag, as I wrote about yesterday. I’ve just come back from a...
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 263 min read
Is Jetlag a Choice?
Photo by Aditya Bose on Pexels After the final seconds of overtime ticked down in this year’s Super Bowl, fans around the world cheered...
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 141 min read
Just Another Day in the US
Photo by Emma Guliani on Pexels I know that my thoughts don’t matter after yet another mass shooting event just happened in Kansas City....
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 132 min read
The Art of the Forecast
Photo by Bogdan Dirică on Pexels You’ll notice that I haven’t put the word “science” into the title of my blog post. I was never very...
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 122 min read
The Super Bowl for Non-Football Fans
Photo by Jean-Daniel Francoeur on Pexels This is going to be a short post. I got very little sleep, and for the first time in a bazillion...
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 73 min read
Follow These Steps (From an Unpublished Author) To Write a Bestseller
Photo by Anna Tarazevich on Pexels Gotcha with that clickbait title, didn’t I? I’m in the middle of writing my very first novel, so sorry...
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 63 min read
I Just Left the Clean Your Plate (Book) Club
Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels This year was the year that I started filling out a media journal. I bought a bullet journal, which is...
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LaCalaveraCat
Feb 53 min read
UMG Just Made It Harder for this Old Lady to Keep Current
Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels I grew up watching award shows with my mom and sister. Every year we’d gather and watch elegant celebrities...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jan 313 min read
Beware of TikTok Recommendations
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels There was a time when I scoffed at ever getting onto TikTok. I was too old. It was just full of silly...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jan 303 min read
What Is the Best Time to Write (for You)?
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels I recently read an interview of bestselling author Dan Brown (he of The Da Vinci Code fame) where he...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jan 293 min read
How Not to Have Your Hobbies Turn into a Chore
Photo by Craig Adderley on Pexels Wake up and listen to an audio book and then morning podcasts, morning yoga, breakfast, laundry,...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jan 243 min read
Kelly Link and the Freedom of Submitting to the Surreal
Photo by Em Hopper on Pexels I just finished reading Kelly Link’s newest book of magical short stories, White Cat, Black Dog. To get to...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jan 233 min read
The Benefits of Working with a Health Coach
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels I was like a toddler. Stomping my feet and shaking my head no, vigorously. No, I was not going to...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jan 223 min read
When Did Policing Become an American Nightmare?
Photo by Martin Lopez on Pexels As I’ve written about in the past, like many women my age, I’m a true crime junkie. It’s not something...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jan 172 min read
Running When You Have a Cold—Is It Safe?
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels I have been on a running journey since November of last year. I’m a slow-and-steady-wins-the-race...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jan 164 min read
What is Sleep Hygiene?
Photo by Taryn Elliott on Pexels No, really, what is sleep hygiene? I had to look the phrase up after meeting with my health coach last...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jan 103 min read
How Is Climate Change Changing My Life?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels Today’s high in the Boston area was 54 degrees. We received about 8 inches of snow this past weekend. It was...
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LaCalaveraCat
Jan 94 min read
Writing Without Reins
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels It’s the second week of January, and I’ve made good on one of my New Year’s goals: aiming to write at least...
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