Misc J
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The Beales and The Bealses
One of my wish list items is to build a documented family tree, and this week my curiosity brought me back to genealogy to do just that. One of my sisters and I were watching clips of Little Edie Beale in Grey Gardens and my sister said “daddy always said that if you meet someone with the last name Beale or Beals, that we’re probably related because it’s a rare name.” Beals was my maiden name, and while I’m not married now, I kept my married last name to have the same name as my daughter so I don’t go by Beals now, but it is our family name. My…
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Good Vibes Only
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“Bien comunicado” Magazine Collage
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2025: Year in Review
From the first cozy day of 2025 relaxing at home to seeing many difficult times, politically, to the last night of 2025 out dancing with my sister and friends on New Year’s Eve to usher in a wonderful beginning to the New Year, 2025 was a tumultuous year but had its great moments, too, and was a year of change for me. I started 2025 taking the “Science of Well Being” class on Coursera, which was my first wish-list item, and I did implement several lifestyle changes last year as a result of it. The class uses data to show how certain lifestyle changes can rewire your brain for happiness…
