As I’m writing this I have a dull ache in my neck, shoulders, and uppers arms. And I’m really happy about that. Why? Because I had a wonderful massage yesterday! Getting a massage is one of the easiest things you can do to give yourself some quality “me time”. You can’t go anywhere, you can’t answer your phone, you can’t… Read more »
Today is National Ag day! As many of you know, I grew up on a small dairy farm. Many of my friends growing up lived on farms too. It was a great way to grow up. I learned about hard work. I learned about taking care of God’s creatures. I learned about the circle of life. I learned about the… Read more »
Yes, I’ve mentioned this one before https://beckypalmer.me/?p=1629 but it bears repeating. Today is don’t make your bed day. There are quite a few reasons not to make your bed every day. To me the most obvious is that it’s a complete waste of time. I didn’t spend a lot of money on decorative pillows I feel a need to display. I… Read more »
Here is another self-explanatory day! We all love fast food, whether we admit it or not. Sure, we all have that one friend who claims they haven’t had fast food since the 90’s. But #1 they are probably lying and #2 they are probably annoying in a lot of other ways as well, and who needs that kind of negativity… Read more »
Today is a day after my own heart. Today is World Pianist Day. While I don’t consider myself any kind of expert musician of any kind, I did take piano lessons for 10 years. I don’t get the chance to play too often these days, but I am glad that my folks spent the money. It made band a lot… Read more »
My husband is a big autograph collector. He enjoys getting autographs from sports figures, actors, musicians, etc. It can be a pricy hobby, but so is just about any hobby if you do it right. I don’t love the thrill of the hunt the same way he does, but I do enjoy meeting people whose work I enjoy and /… Read more »
For years I have grumbled about Halloween having morphed from a fun time for kids to a full blown event for adults. This in spite of having had a lot of fun at Halloween parties and dress up days at various employers! I don’t know why it bothered me so much, but it did. But I’m over that now. The… Read more »
It’s been about 3 months since we brought Oreo into our home so I figured folks would like an update on how things are going. Overall, things are going great! Oreo settled in like he’d been here forever in just a few hours. We never went through a “hiding under the bed” phase of adjusting to a new space. He… Read more »
I’ve written quite a bit about the joys of solo travel – yes, even for married folks. I think it’s unhealthy to think you can’t go anywhere alone, but that’s another topic for another day. Today I’m talking about a trip that my husband and I will be taking together. We’ve decided that in 2026 to celebrate our 20th anniversary… Read more »
This past week my husband and I welcomed a new family member! Meet Oreo! As you may remember, my husband and I said goodbye to our sweet baby girl Pumpkin last December after a wonderful 16 years together. In recent months we’ve been talking about adopting another cat on and off, but nothing too concrete. We had a few… Read more »