I currently have the most spectacular ESA (Emotional Support Animal). He is a border collie/ papillon mix named Biz. Aka the Notorious B.I.Z. AKA getting down to BIZness. He’s amazing and awesome and very popular at my school. I got him during covid and at first it was a challenging friendship. I’ve never had a dog that came to me as a puppy. And we both realized we needed to learn about navigating the ins-and-outs of a very energetic, very charismatic dog in my house. He also never lived in a house before so this was also a new territory.
Everyone is all over the place with self help these days. It’s a huge buzzword right now. With the Brene Brown followers and Mel Robbins backers it’s no wonder the self help movement is on the rise. Okay, we’ve also been dealing with COVID and we all need some self help these days so that may have a part in things too.
One of the things most important during the holidays is giving thanks or gratitude. I remember one year at Thanksgiving we actually swam in the pool right before we had lunch. What are you going to do? It’s Texas LOL. Here we are back to that time of year where the leaves are changing colors, the weather is getting cooler and snow may be found on the ground. But not in Texas! It is hot year round. But I am still giving thanks . . .
How many of you hear the word Chanukah and immediately start singing “Hanukkah oh Hanukkah come light the menorah”? It’s definitely one of my favorites when it comes to singing Hanukkah songs. growing up Jewish and at different times of my life in different Jewish Community settings somewhere a large community and others were quite small. In high school I only knew of about 10 people at my school who were Jewish. And found out 20 years later that several others so I graduated with were also Jewish but kept it under wraps.
Let’s get creative with some super amazing pumpkin decorating and carving techniques this year. I’m the Halloween QUEEN! I absolutely love this holiday. I love fall! I love the smells of fall like clove, cinnamon, pine, pumpkin, apple pie and many others! I love the warmth of the winter season like cozy blankets, hot cocoa, fuzzy socks, warm flannel PJs, and lifetime movies. I have a panache for halloween. I love things that are creepy and crawly. I’m fascinated with the concepts of ghosts and haunted places. So wrap all this up in two months of holiday bliss for me and I’m in heaven.
Drawing or coloring a Mandala is a form of art therapy that is a very popular thing right now. There are hundreds, probably thousands of adult coloring books out there that are of mandala designs. The art of drawing them as well as just coloring them has so much therapeutic power.
