I saw a post discussion recently about being overstimulated. With having so many things going on all around us, constantly - this can have an impact on our general mood and mental health. The examples given seemed ‘normal’ in the sense it was everyday life stuff: kids trying to get your attention, washer and dryer … Continue reading Distraction
Swimming and S’mores
I don’t remember the last time my two sisters and I were all at our childhood wharf on the lake. On Sunday, while we were there, I suggested we get a picture of all 3 of us jumping in like we used to do when we were kids. We would spend what felt like hours, … Continue reading Swimming and S’mores
Puppies and Christmas Trees
Every year when we go pick out a Christmas Tree, we walk up to the Scouts or the farm stand of cut trees. In what has become typical McFadden fashion, we visually look at the trees, without touching. Then we look at one more closely, hold it upright, looks good. Ok that’s the one. Buy … Continue reading Puppies and Christmas Trees
Mildly Inconvenient
Mildly Inconvenient: I love that saying for a couple of reasons: it seems like such a cheerful way to say ‘annoying’ and so it is already helping to make me less annoyed, and it is a reminder to keep things in perspective. How annoying is it? It’s probably much less of a deal than we … Continue reading Mildly Inconvenient
Loved First
Of all the places that I find inspiration or topics of interest to write about, I saw this Reel on Instagram… ‘There was a dog that I loved first.’ And it goes on from there to talk about that dog that you loved, whose life went by too fast. Who made you realize how much … Continue reading Loved First
Devon Mcfadden 