I have a small notepad (a Rhodia Dotpad no 12) that I use for... well, everything. It's a mishmash of notes, lists, reminders, a personal budget tracker and anything else that I feel the need to jot down. The contents vary constantly, I tear pages out when I no longer need them, or when I copy them to either my journal...

On my miniblog I've documented my new routine of doing a minimum of 10 minutes of exercise a day. I haven't done my ten minutes yesterday and today doesn't look good either. Now i wrote that down, I could feel shame or disappointment. Just this decision to hit pause makes me realise I've truly let go of the...

Yesterday I posted this on Mastodon (post link) I'm building a new habit here on Mastodon: instead of liking, I try to reply to at least 3 posts, especially on those that don't have comments yet and I love it. It's so much more personal! and boy, the response was overwhelming, at one point it took me half an hour to...

Yesterday I was reading a book and in it a character talked about the haves and have nots and all of a sudden I had the outline of this post in my head.  The haves are stealing all the creative output of the have nots.  The have nots are the largest group of creatives, the blog keepers, the writers, the artists with...

This is one of my journals. It’s passport sized and perfect for on the go journalling.  It’s the one I used today, but I may or may not use it tomorrow. You see, I have multiple journals, in various sizes and they live all around the house.  I journal where I am. And in the bedroom I have several journals because...

Went to yoga again today, a different teacher, and it was so transformative.  Instead of talking constantly, he got us to pause between each asana, in tailor seat, eyes close.  I teared up several times because I could feel what each asana did to my body.  I could feel the strain in my muscles, the breath, first high,...

So I play Stardew Valley on the phone and on my iPad usually, and am used to some things that are phone app only.  But now I’ve bought a Switch lite, I’ve also installed the game there, and boy oh boy, it’s an adjustment.  The main thing is that the phone app automagically switches tools and the Switch app doesn’t. ...

I wrote this letter years ago, for a class assignment. It really moves me to read this. Dear courage, I thought I’d write a letter to you instead of diving into my life to find stories that will put me in your light. That is so hard to do as I don’t see myself as a very courageous person. You see, courage, as I’m...

In early January I was inspired by Carl and Steve to write this list and then I forgot to post it. Just rediscovered it, and decided to share, 3 months into 2026 :D In • joy • blogging • fiction writing • simplifying • journalling daily • reading my physical tbr • crafting • movement • eating healthy • decluttering Out...

A couple of weeks ago I read a post by someone who talked about noodling around with music. That term stuck in my mind. Then I discovered this platform, wrote the first post and Noodling Nook kinda stuck in my brain. I wanted to make it the name of my blog, and now, it is!  Here is a description of noodling from the...

Ever since we've entered August, I've been in a bit of a funk. I have been working on a fun project, but other than that, I've just been feeling out of it... Then today, just after waking up, I realised what was going on.  I don't have any hospital appointments in my calendar this month, the first time since my...

This is my first post on Pagecord, Which I discovered thanks to this post by David.  I agree with the philosophy of this blogging platform, so much.  Email is the way to go, like writing a message to a friend. A friend that's yourself.  Years ago, I used to blog on Posterous, the sadly defunct blogging platform that was...