by Teri Brown | Dec 2, 2020 | chores, health, Writing Life
You would think that forty minutes of activity wouldn’t be difficult to get, especially when working from home, but it is, oh, how it is. Forty minutes is the goal because that’s how much the CDC or some other health authority said we needed to get if...
by Teri Brown | Jan 26, 2019 | health, joy, organizing, Writing, Writing Life
I’ve had people ask me about my morning routine, (okay, one person, hi Gill!), so I thought I’d blog about it. Like most blogs about anything, you have to wade through the story before you can get to the stuff you really want to read. If we didn’t tell story,...
by Teri Brown | Apr 13, 2017 | health, joy, Mental Health, Writing Life
There’s nothing better than a good morning routine. It sets me up for the rest of the day, emotionally, physically and mentally. It helps me maintain some sort of emotional equanimity so I can go the craziness that is my life all Zen and shiz. (Or at least a semblance...
by Teri Brown | Mar 22, 2015 | health, joy, Volunteering, Writing, Writing Life
Even though Amber Keyser and I live within 15 miles of one another, we actually met more than 100 miles away at a conference on the Oregon coast. I was immediately taken by her sincerity and her dedication to the Portland writing community. It’s no surprise to...
by Teri Brown | Mar 5, 2015 | Books, joy, Volunteering, Writing Life
My first guest in my blog series on Writers and Altruism is Portland author Dawn Prochovonic. Why is volunteering important to you? Volunteering is important to me on many different levels, and it has opened my heart and mind in unexpected ways. Volunteering helps me...
by Teri Brown | Feb 26, 2015 | health, joy, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Life
For the past month, I’ve been covering different strategies writers, (or anyone), can use to protect their mental health. Mental health is just as important as physical health and are as intrinsically tied as the ocean and the moon—something that was brought to my...
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