*This post may contain affiliate links, at no additional cost to you. I only recommend items that I’ve personally used and recommend. This year, I improved my garden and expanded from not just an anti-anxiety garden from last year to more of a more generalized healing garden. So full disclosure, the lavender and chamomile I …
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Backyard Nature Notes: Collecting and Studying Caterpillars
*This post may contain affiliate links, at no additional cost to you. Caterpillars are one of those childhood pleasures that still make us giddy as adults. Just me? I didn’t think so. So, when Hubster brought this fine fuzzy fellow to me, I had a gut reaction to say “can we keep him?” …
Backyard Nature Notes: How to Create a Magical Backyard Environment
Our backyard, in the spring, is a magical land. We have lighting bugs, butterflies, hummingbirds, all manner of bird, and deer. Sometimes we see a bald eagle soaring over our house. And the field behind our house must house all species of creature because the sounds coming from it at night? Are worthy of a …
Backyard Nature Notes v.3
Well, it’s finally officially December in Wisconsin and it actually looks and feels like it. A complete contrast to the 60 degree weather we had throughout November, but fitting for where we live. But the dropping temps didn’t keep us from playing outside… Saturday, we went to get our Christmas tree, a yearly family tradition. The ground …
Backyard Nature Notes v.2
Last weekend was a doozy of an active weekend compared to our normal ones. We were barely home. We took a trip to the mall on Saturday for some Christmas shopping and on Sunday, we took a family trip to the Horicon Marsh. We took a walk on what was left of the trails. They’re …
Backyard Nature Notes v.1
Hey #flashers, Today, I’d like to start a new thang here on the bloggie blog. Since we moved to the country last year, I’ve found that every week holds a bundle of backyard stories, whether that’s literally in our own backyard or “in our backyard” community. Since our stories are unfolding here in nature, I …
Major MAJOR Announcement
Hey #flashers, Something life-changing is happening in my life. I have made the decision to leave my corporate day job to pursue freelance writing full-time!?!?!?! Let me just preface this by saying, this decision is not a “leap of faith.” It’s been very well calculated and contemplated. I’m already 100% certain about it, not jumping with my …
How to Run Your Own Freelance Business With Anxiety
First of all, it sounds counter-intuitive, but owning a freelance business can be therapeutic for someone with anxiety. Think about it… Much anxiety can come from… Having to report to people when you don’t need “managing.” Un-sureness about your job, even if you’re a good worker, because you just never know. Office politics and cliques …