The Sandcastle

Otherwise known as self-talk.

What is your brain telling you?

How helpful is that?

What messages could you tell yourself instead?

If you want to change your life, it’s probably best to start with your brain.

TTYL,

Linda

You already know how to do this.

Yes, you do.

Have you ever packed a suitcase for travel?

How did you decide what to take?

How long were you traveling?

Do you really need more clothes than that when you are not traveling?

See, you do know how to do this.

TTYL,

Linda

Views through the door to our balcony and through our living room window.

TTYL,

Linda

ps. That drift on the balcony got half way up to the railing before it started shrinking again and the piles along that parking lot are now both tall and long! I think the ponds will be full again this spring.

Because everyone should see this:

https://twitter.com/Goodable/status/1601384509559427072?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

TTYL,

Linda

I read this this recently:

“Prime your environment to make the next action easy.”

I do this. I call it setting flags.

The night before I plan to cut my toenails, I set out the clippers to remind me.

On Sunday, when my newspaper’s on-line comics are expanded, that reminds me to do my weekly computer backups.

When a box of tissues somewhere in the house is getting low, I set a full box on the bathroom counter as soon as I enter the bathroom to remind me to take it with me.

When I need to go somewhere, the night before I put my hearing aids on the desk so I don’t leave them at home by my TV watching chair where they normally sit. (No I don’t wear them all day. Just when watching TV or Dave and I sit down to discuss something.)

When I need to take medicine at regularly scheduled times, I set the medicine in a visible spot, though I sometimes set a timer, too, to remind me. When I have a cold or something that makes my brain foggy, I also write down what I took when since I can’t count on my memory at that point. That flag keeps me from overdosing.

During the pandemic, I hang a mask from the water bottle that stays with my TravelScoot so I won’t leave the house without one.

Do you set flags?

TTYL,

Linda