Day 47 of Week 46 November 2025

Has this week been interesting for y’all? 

Your day going well? 

Coffee today is much too strong because I used the wrong measuring cup. Pour some out and add hot water is an easy adjustment. Adding International coffee mix, Suisse Mocha, helps as well. 

One afternoon this week was given up to a power nap. Stress for me, and I think many others,  can be as exhausting as a strenuous hike. The issue with naps is that they can take too much of my energy and time away. 

 Have a Stress Free Weekend!

Read about Sir Isaac Newton

Browse hand knit mittens online

Write a funny story

Make a pinecone bunting garland

Have lunch with a friend

Exercise

Bake a squash casserole

Geranium Stem Flower Bud

November Early Snow

Early Snowfall

 

Are Mornings the Funny Time of Day?

Whenever I have a rare surge of fun energy, it happens most often before noon. I searched the Internet for the funniest time of day. There’s always quirky studies done, methinks, because the professionals need to be published, write a thesis and such. (I didn’t search far enough to find any study.)

AI is an especially helpful resource with weird questions. As expected, in general, evenings are more fun due to end of a day’s tension thing. Mornings are not known to have a let us laugh vibe.

Think of the great AM this way. 

It is conformation you lived through the most vulnerable hours of your day, barely dressed, asleep, in the same room of your home, spread out or curled up dreaming. 

Mornings should be a celebration, not a woe is me pit to start the day. 

Journal only funny thoughts you have in the morning. By noon, put that journal away. Keep it separate from other journals. When you have no funny thoughts to write down, then add a note with the date there are no funny thoughts. 

Silly idea? Yes, this is a silly idea. I believe cultivating our inner humor is a healthy. 

November Photograph

Harvest

Building Dreams, Stacking Goals & Self Chat

Some thoughts on how I cope with depression. 

A way of managing boredom, the blahs, a slump, a high tide of meh, is to build dreams. Think of something you would like to do within a real possibility. Research, study and bring yourself as close as you are able to make the dream come true. 

Big as well as small dreams booster hope and confidence. If a dream fizzles, then build another one.

Stacking goals isn’t the same as dreaming. Goals are there to be achieved, a will do vs might happen. Goals require real action effort. They can be anything from not dropping crumbs down your shirt to renewing a registration the day you get the notice in the mail. Organizing things can make life feel easier, less foggy.

Nobody around to talk to, share feelings? Grab a mirror to remind you, you are there for you. Talk to yourself in brain silence or aloud. A nice chat with yourself can be refreshing. 

Having a radio on in the background helps me feel more comfortable in case hearing aids that go through walls malfunction. 🤨 🙄

In all, the diversions are ways of moving away from the sadness. In the cold weather months, a list of enjoyable things to do also helps ease the misery. 

A favorite is to set an alarm for afternoon tea break, a must sit and relax while drinking my tea before it gets cold. Trying out new teas and journaling them is a worthy goal.