Tag: Sanity
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Christmas Links to Holiday Cheer
Christmas is coming! Check out these past articles on So She Reads for Christmas inspiration. Christmas Stories Worth Reading Heartwarming Holiday Books for all Ages Christmas Nostalgia Fun and Simple Craft Ideas for Christmas Tips for Creating Memorable Christmas Letters Favorite Christmas Treats A Literary Christmas The December Collection Finding Calm During December The Most…
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All In Good Time
It is the middle of summer. Life is busy with many good things to do. You can give your mind a break by setting a timer. Timers let us do one task with concentration, keep us from getting sucked down black holes of distraction, and set limits on disliked or loved tasks. So use your…
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How to Simplify Cooking for a Season or Forever
I won’t try to explain to you how home-cooking and special diets can get complicated. If you know, you know. So much can get between me and the perfect meal plans. Life revolves around the kitchen and the need to eat never goes away. When this overwhelms me, the best advice is to simplify. Several…
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12 Memoirs: Temporarily Live Someone Else’s Life
A memoir is an account from the author’s life. Usually a memoir focuses on a particular time or experience the author went through; it tells about a part of their life. It does not cover their entire life like an autobiography would. There is often a thick thread of reflection and emotion throughout , as…
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A Quick Case for LONG Books
I’m not a fan of long books. Anything that feels like a door stop is too cumbersome to hold much less to carry with me. My attention span isn’t that disciplined. And they are usually slow moving classics filled with detailed description. They’re just so long! But I’m excited to tell you I’ve found a…
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What’s Saving Your Summer?
Ah summer… It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Long days of sun and water. Sleeping until mid-morning. Reading whole books in one day. Weeding gardens in the hottest part of the day. Playing with kittens in the dappled shade. Hamburger fries and watermelon. Hot dogs and s’mores. Friends and family. But, what if…
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