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Staycation!

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Mystic CT ~

Staycation This Summer

If you can’t get away . . . Plan A Stayca!

Throughout our lives, we’ve been taught that true relaxation can only happen when we’re not at home. So, we eagerly wait for week-long vacations, forgetting about the free time we have regularly. But guess what? You can get that same deep relaxation you feel on vacation right in your own cozy home.

The peacefulness you feel on vacation isn’t just because you’re somewhere new, it’s because you let yourself relax and recharge. If you can bring that same chill vibe to your everyday life, even when things are hectic, you’ll be a lot more relaxed and happy.

At home, distractions are like ninjas, always hiding and ready to strike. They come from all the chores we have to do just to survive. If you want to feel as peaceful as you do on vacation, you need to make your home a chill spot. Temporarily ignore the mess, but if there is an overwhelming amount, tidy up the space you’ll be using for your staycation first. Relaxing is just as important as eating. Next, set the mood.

Vibing to music that brings back memories of a vacation? It’s like your mind gets whisked away to that chill, carefree place all over again. The same goes for sipping on a tropical drink or chowing down on some delicious ethnic food – they’ve got the power to transport you to a more tranquil headspace. Instead of stressing over your to-do list, give yourself permission to kick back, relax, and do stuff that genuinely makes you happy. Your responsibilities can wait while you take some well-deserved time for yourself. So go ahead, unwind, and bask in that inner peace that only you can bring to yourself.

When you feel like going back to your crazy-busy lifestyle, remember that chilling out should be at the top of your to-do list. Even when life’s got you running around like the Duracell bunny, you need to take some time for yourself and do things that make you feel good. You might not always be able to take a Stayca!, but even small acts of self-care can help you find your inner peace and make your brain feel refreshed.

Peace & Harmony, Cheryl

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We Will Be Thankful . . . In-person or Online

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It will be a different Thanksgiving this year.
We can still make it festive with design and food!
Make a certain room the “Zoom Room” to gather with family and friends while on zoom and keeping a #socialdistance while having fun.
We can still share stories and laughs.
Along with cozy thoughts and memories of family and friends who are with us or those who are no longer.

It will be a different this Holiday Season, but let’s not forget there is always room for gratefulness.

Peace ♥ Harmony

Cheryl XO

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From Our Table To Yours

~Happy Thanksgiving~

From our home and heart to yours I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. I know it sounds clique but, you can always find something to be thankful for in your life. Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks or just giving. May you have at the table people that love and respect you, plenty of food to feel thankful, and lots of laughter . . .

“The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!” – Henry Ward Beecher

Peace Harmony & Happy Givings!

XO Cheryl

 

 

 

 

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Never Get Up!

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20190317_153845 Happy 81st Birthday Mom!

This is how you dress to attend a “Chicken Wedding” – I not kidding . . . you can’t make this shit up! The story will be in my book.  I know I’m not the only out here from a family that – Let me say – put the “D” is dysfunctional. With that said, Mom and I had a roller-coaster of a relationship during the time WE both were growing up.

The one thing that I am so Thankful and Blessed for: is we never gave up on each other. We got pissed off at each other, we yelled at each other, we walked out on each other, gave each other the silent treatment. But, through all those times we never gave up on each other.

And I am so damn happy we didn’t. Once I got into adulthood, I was growing up and Bev was growing up right along with me. I am now left with the best memories of the times we laughed so hard my sides would hurt the next day. I used to tell her when she would be mad at me, I would say “no one loves you like I do – nobody”. A couple of days before she died, she turned to me when we were napping together and said “you’re so fuckin right nobody loves me like you do”

Never give up on the ones you know are worth it!