Virtual coziness. Why am I so enamored with the looping video of a crackling fire? Especially when we're still experiencing summer temperatures? Turns out the crackling sound paired with the dancing glowing flames has a calming effect. It soothes us and helps focus. It can elevate the effects of mindfullness and wellbeing, and lowers blood … Continue reading Fireplace in your home
I tried to listen to this book this year. I thought after 21 years, I would be able to get through it. I managed to make it about a third of the way through before I had to stop. After more than two decades, it's still unbelievable, terrifying and sad. I don’t know anyone who … Continue reading September 11, 2022
Apart from the TV, this is the extent of what "packing for college" means to a Dyer kid. Probably the most important thing you see is the disc golf bag. There's a tub of extra discs in the trunk of his car, plus a stack still in his room at home. We went shopping to … Continue reading ESU move in 2022
With both boys headed off to college this year, we decided to celebrate our last family dinner in style.
Two and half years after the first COVID case, it finally hit our home. I got it first, followed by Sc the next day. We are two weeks out from both boys heading to college, and I was panicked that one of them would get it too. We both have been vaccinated, which doesn't mean … Continue reading COVID finally got us
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