#hoohaablog

I’m glad I had fun at the beginning of the month as the end has not been pleasant. Time flies when you are having fun, right? So before I continue with this late post, a couple of updates. I put the themes a day or two ago for this one at the video one in the Facebook group. I have the video almost ready — but I need to do the voiceover. Today I finally feel like I could get through it without…

Two months down. Time flies when you are having fun, right? This month was interesting. I’ve done a lot for my own self care and realized I didn’t take a ton of photos, but I did take ones that fit this theme. And yes, I am sure you know what several of these photos include. The winter is still going, though. And it’s been tough. Warmer days seem to be coming. Work has also been a bit…

I feel like I say this every year — but holy cow, one month is already down in 2026? It sure is. And I am not sure how it is in your neck of the woods, but we’ve had a winter to remember in January, as well as December. I had personally predicted we were going to get one of our traditional winters and it sure seems like it is. We will see how February goes. I guess I should have made this…

Life enjoyed. There once was a time when this phrase would make me laugh. Not because of the saying, rather because one of the neighboring cities to me spent upward of $25,000 to re-brand their image and such. And the company came up with Life Enjoyed. It never stuck. Instead of taking what it had always been known as (the City of the Hills) and just giving it an updated look and feel, the…

I’m pretty sure most of you can guess what makes me smile. Being this late with this post doesn’t, that’s for sure. But the end of August and into early September has been a whirlwind with schools starting, car issues, some health insurance BS, starting a class I am adjunct teaching at the local college, and just everything else… I’m happy my head is above water at this point. Alas, better…

I think with last month’s them and July’s theme, you can see the direction I am going with some of these monthly challenges. Let’s be real — you need to have some self care. You have to take care of yourself or everything else around you can be highly affected. And that’s no good for anybody, right? How you do self care, however, is totally different per person. I’ve tried a wide variety of…

I kind of did this theme on a whim — with nothing in mind. And honestly, I did this to force me to think about being present and what it actually means. You hear terms like this thrown around, especially when it comes to mental health. That doesn’t mean we always know what the heck something means. It seems like a truly simple concept, but it really isn’t. There’s a lot more to it. Doing a…

Exploring the world can be open to a lot of interpretation. The funny part is … I didn’t take a super ton of photos this month. And that is something different, but I’ve been doing a lot more attempting to “unplug” at times. For example … At the end of the month, I went to GeoWoodstock, which is a massive geocaching event. I did well, though, in that I didn’t open my laptop (other than to log…