MJN: Fuzzy Thoughts

What it’s like to go to the Doctor in the era of Covid-19

I had to go to the doctor for a follow up. I had set the appointment a week earlier, and they assured me that everything was fine and I would be given a mask. That’s not really what happened. TMI warning. I was dealing with some heavy side affects from the medication. Most of which…
Rewriting and Revising: A Love Story

About a year ago I reread my first novel. It was horrible. I had just finished Novel 3 and my writing style had changed to a point that I could see the stark differences. Why had agents requested fulls? Why had this made finalist in several competitions? Why had people told me it was good?…
The Wonderful World of Quarantining One’s Self

I did move to Idaho. That really happened. November was a flurry of unpacking. December was bouncing between starting to meet people and travel. I had plans. I had resolutions. I started a meetup group. I got whooping cough. Whooping Cough or Pertussis is part of the vaccinations you should be getting in childhood. As…
Moving to Idaho

I am a little more than a month away from moving to Idaho. Life is changing around me fast now. Each week brings news of my current place changing hands and breaking down. The market in Colorado has risen too high. Oh I could stay, if I downsized to a room in someone’s house, went…
Symbolism in the Modern Spellcaster’s Tarot

When I got the Modern Spellcaster’s Tarot I was enthralled with the art but disappointed that the deck did not spend more time on the symbolism present in the cards. I spent the last six months, working through the deck and taking notation on the symbols I’ve found. You can download that here: [wpdm_package id=’81171′]…
New Moon Altar Cleaning

It’s that time again. A new moon means time to clean the altars. I have a few altars. In the 90’s there was a book series (and movie) called the Ya Ya Sisters club. Not really my thing at the time but one of the books in the series was called Little Altars Everywhere. That…
Time to Put the Deck Away

Having finished my third Hallowquest I think it is time to put the Arthurian Tarot away. I’ve been reading with these cards for nearly twenty years, nearly every day. I know them as well as I know standard tarot. But… I want to expand my readings. I use tarot of course but there more decks…
Contemplating Vegetarianism

Food is a dilemma. I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2009, officially, with various mentions of it beforehand. My first cyst was in 2002, that I knew was a cyst. I had random abdomen pain before but was told it was nothing. So who knows. Infertility aside, my body was taking insulin, storing it as…
I’m Still Here…

Aia is officially out of the house…though she’ll be back for three weeks this summer, it’s just a temporary stop before moving to her collage apartment. I fell as if I let a lot of things go. It’s easy when your sick, but it was worse than that. I couldn’t function most of the time.…
On Meal Delivery Services — Trying out Hello Fresh

Now with Aia gone, I decided to try a meal delivery service. I ran into quite a few hurdles but finally tried Hello Fresh. I probably won’t be doing this again. Choosing the Service Meal delivery services come in two types: Prep and No Prep. I looked at both but eventually went with a service…

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