Lifeticity

THIS ON THURSDAY 09.24.26 | #72 Hi Reader, I saw something on a walk a few days ago I haven't been able to stop thinking about. I was walking around the lake across from where we live when I noticed an elderly couple coming toward me from the opposite direction on the path. They weren’t saying anything. Their gait was slow, measured. Their eyes were on the ground, navigating the terrain. But just before they reached me, they suddenly veered right, toward the lake, onto the sandy beach. I...

THIS ON THURSDAY 09.17.26 | #71 Hi Reader, My balcony lettuce bolted about two weeks ago. Gone bitter, gone to seed, done. I let it sit there longer than I should have, half hoping it would settle back down if I just left it alone. It didn't. It never does. And this week I finally pulled it, container by container, to make room for what actually grows in fall. That's the whole Fall Reset framework, honestly. Gather what the season actually gave you. Release what's bolted, even if it worked...

THIS ON THURSDAY 09.10.26 | #70 Hi Friend, I'll just say it. This isn't the September I thought I'd be having. Back in June, I had a whole picture of what I'd accomplish this summer. Where I'd go, what I'd do. I had big plans, big goals. Well . . . Instead of being where I thought I'd be by September, a health thing hit me broadside. A week in the hospital, rehab, etc., etc. Suffice it to say, two weeks into September, I'm looking at a to-do list that hasn't moved much since July. I wrote...

THIS ON THURSDAY 09.03.26 | #69 Hi Friend, Every year around this time, I catch myself doing the same thing. Labor Day weekend shows up, and instead of treating it like the gift it is, I start planning it like a project. A meal to pull off. A house to get ready. One more summer thing to squeeze in before fall shows up and takes over the calendar. This year I am doing something different. I made a list, but it is not a to-do list. It is an anti-to-do list. Five things I am giving myself full...

THIS ON THURSDAY 08.27.26 | #68 Hi Reader, There was a stretch of my cooking past where I measured a dinner by how complex it was. Multiple pots going at once, a sauce that needed watching, a list of ingredients long enough to require two trips through the grocery store. I don't think that way anymore. Now, I pride myself on pulling together the best meal I can that uses what I have on hand, has mainly fresh ingredients, and tastes out-of-this-world. That's a tall bill. What happened to the...

THIS ON THURSDAY 08.27.26 | #68 Hi Reader, There was a stretch of my cooking past where I measured a dinner by how complex it was. Multiple pots going at once, a sauce that needed watching, a list of ingredients long enough to require two trips through the grocery store. I don't think that way anymore. Now, I pride myself on pulling together the best meal I can that uses what I have on hand, has mainly fresh ingredients, and tastes out-of-this-world. That's a tall bill. What happened to the...

THIS ON THURSDAY 08.13.26 | #66 Hi Reader For me, wedding anniversaries and birthdays have two things in common. For the past few decades, both have fallen on the same day, and involve some planning. And for me, both should involve cake. This year, my birthday*anniversary share a third thing . . . something I didn't plan for. It seemed like a good idea at the time Some time ago I realized that having my birthday and our wedding day share a date was a decidedly bad idea. Why? Fewer...