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2025: Year in Review
From the first cozy day of 2025 relaxing at home to seeing many difficult times for everyone 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…
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My Curiouser and Curiouser List
As I sit here in the quiet of the morning feeling very grateful for my loved ones, before I start cleaning and cooking for Thanksgiving this afternoon, I’m thinking about the year ahead and beyond and noting all of the things I’d like to do. My list is heavy on learning and exploring, so I’m calling it “My Curiouser and Curiouser List.” You could say my cat Steven is my inspiration this morning, climbing the Thanksgiving tree and looking curious (and cute) as ever! I’ve always loved the Alice in Wonderland phrase “curiouser and curiouser,” and often use it as an exclamation to describe something strange, yet here I’m using…