Traci's Blog
When we rented our storage unit in 2021, it was only supposed to be for a year. We were going to build a house. After several costly disappointments, we decided not to build our dream home and bought another condo. And now, it was time to clean out that storage unit.
After four years, I had forgott...
Each Christmas, my husband and I exchange puzzles. He loves puzzles from A Christmas Story (You'll shoot your eye out!), and I love quirky puzzles that involve solving a mystery or have a puzzle inside the puzzle.
I remember building puzzles with my mom when she was in assisted living. We wer
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I realized just a few days before Christmas that I had worked 90+ days without a day off. I could tell I was burned out, but I had so much to do. And why was my to-do list so long? Oh yeah, that's right. I over-committed myself and took on too much. Again. After much reflection, I decided I needed t...
A few weeks ago, I was doing a hypnosis session with one of my hypnosis mentors, and I was pissing and moaning about my Hashimoto's hypothyroidism. While I'm feeling better now than when I was diagnosed in 2022, I was having a terrible week managing my symptoms. My mentor listened to my tirade a bit...
In 2017, I took a Chinese Medicine Face Reading class. It's the ability to read someone's personality by looking at the features and wrinkles on their face. In November, I began studying an extension of Chinese Medical Face Reading called "The Golden Path Training." It sounds strange, but here is th...
When I was newly married to my first husband in 1997, he bought me a dishwasher for my birthday. I was furious. Yes, I was washing dishes by hand because we didn't have a dishwasher. He repeatedly explained that he thought it was a great gift because it would save us time doing the dishes. I was...
Just as exercising your body, so is exercising your brain! Read on how exercising your brain can help fight depression, dementia, and allow you to lead a more interesting life...
Reading: Reading exposes you to new ideas, cultures, and perspectives. It enhances vocabulary, comprehension, and critic...
Every Thanksgiving, I see a myriad of blogs and articles on Gratitude because many people think that the key to happiness is gratitude. And then, there are the cynical people like myself who believe it takes a helluva lot more than just "gratitude" to be happy!
In a world where positivity often ste...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my asshole neighbors and how my husband and I have been (and still are) the targets of a bullying and harassment campaign by our neighbors over a roofing issue that my husband has spent countless hours trying to fix. I received many comments about that blog, but
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The election results are in...and while the majority of Americans who voted are delighted with the results, several million Americans are wondering, "What the fuck just happened?" Both Republicans and Democrats will attest that "the other side" is fucking nuts. Democrats are certain that Republicans...
After several disappointing events, Doug and I found ourselves in limbo. Our condo wasn't large enough, and the 2nd floor became increasingly difficult for us both to navigate. We bought some vacant land and hoped to build a home, but the price of materials made building the home nearly double the...
Trigger warning: This blog post mentions suicide
My husband and I faced one of the most stressful weeks we've ever had in our marriage. We got through Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton with easily repaired damages. We have three condos undergoing some renovation or repair. We moved 80% of our b...
