by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 15, 2021 | Blessings, Burdens, Happiness, Health, Thinking
There is a great quote by Hamlet that I love: “There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” As an all encompassing statement, we would have to shoot holes through Hamlet’s axiom because bad things do happen like the death of a loved...
by Beth FItzgerald | Apr 21, 2021 | Health, Self-Care, Sleep
After having slept poorly for years, I have made it my quest to figure out how to get a great night’s sleep repeatedly and without medication. I have not completely cracked the code yet, but I have made great strides. I dropped melatonin and started taking an...
by Beth FItzgerald | Feb 17, 2021 | Happiness, Health, Inner Peace, Self-Care, Success, Uncategorized
Is it possible I take better care of my watch than I do of myself? Actually, the answer is, “Yes!” Doug and I were gifted Apple watches for Christmas from our children. It was a fantastic gift and we’ve thoroughly enjoyed using them daily. But like all of our...
by Beth FItzgerald | Feb 11, 2021 | Happiness, Health, Self-Care
Are any of you feeling like you have hit the pandemic wall? Like, “Enough is enough already! I’m done!” Yeah, I get that. Some days are better than others, right? A year is a long time to be locked down like this, and it’s not over yet....
by Beth FItzgerald | Dec 15, 2020 | Health, Self-Care, Sleep
I have spent the last 11 days being sick. It was not COVID, I tested negative for that. It was just plain old miserable chills, congestion sick. I’m still congested, actually. I spent 2 of the 11 days wiped out on the sofa all day, but it took me until day 5 to...
by Beth FItzgerald | Oct 29, 2020 | Happiness, Health, Inner Peace
Did you know that almost everything that makes us feel “happy” is linked to 1 of 4 happiness hormones: dopamine, serotonin, endorphin and oxytocin. Since global pandemics seems to make all of us a little less happy, I thought it was worth discussing....