Reading fiction wisks you away to another world, but did you know it cures brain fog? Neuroscientists at Emory University say reading fiction cures brain fog by enhancing connectivity in your brain. And, reading about another world also improves your imagination. Reading a paperback when you’ve logged too much screen time is a sight for sore… Continue reading Reading a Fiction Book on Groundhog Day in Quarantini
Author: Ann Beaudet
Covid quarantine is the perfect time to write that book, fix that car, or paint that room
They say it only takes 21 days to form a new habit, and as the Covid quarantine continues, you can make some great new habits. People have overdosed on Netflix and are getting antsy for some new quarantine activities. What have you been dreaming about doing that is a solitary pursuit? Learning a new language… Continue reading Covid quarantine is the perfect time to write that book, fix that car, or paint that room
Creativity is What You Have, in These Can’t Have Covid Times
The Covid virus times make me s l o w d o w n. And create. Fast food has turned to slow home cooking: I cook quinoa which is slower than cooking rice or pasta, because it’s healthier. I grow vegetables, which is slower than shopping for them, because it’s healthier. I spend more time sleeping… Continue reading Creativity is What You Have, in These Can’t Have Covid Times
Get Your Mind Off The Virus and Thrive
They say the best way to take worry away, is to get a bucket of hot soapy water and a scrub brush, get on your hands and knees and start scrubbing the floor. It’s not much different than getting a pen and notepad and writing a journal entry or a short story. You get lost… Continue reading Get Your Mind Off The Virus and Thrive
Homeschooling During Covid-19 Will Teach Parents More Than Kids
As a tutor,I really saw how smart kids are! Homeschooling and Online Learning is Great! I would say one little thing to my students, and they would take it away and create something amazing! Some students get lost in a classroom with 30 other kids. One of my students misheard her teacher say that all… Continue reading Homeschooling During Covid-19 Will Teach Parents More Than Kids
Ann Beaudet Speaking at WordPress Wordcamp Vancouver 2019 About This Blog AnnBeaudet.com Getting Over a Million Views Shortly After It Began
I walked into the room I was speaking in at WordPress Wordcamp Vancouver 2019, about 20 minutes before I was scheduled to speak, and saw about 100 people in the seats. I quickly turned around and left, not wanting to interrupt the current speaker. When I didn’t hear anybody on the mic, I popped back… Continue reading Ann Beaudet Speaking at WordPress Wordcamp Vancouver 2019 About This Blog AnnBeaudet.com Getting Over a Million Views Shortly After It Began
Breastfeeding and Undressing Between Meetings with Jack Nicklaus and Caleb Chan at Nicklaus North Golf Course
My 25 year old son got an injury, and spent a week in hospital, had a setback today so I brought him back there. His size 13 feet are hanging off the bed because he is so tall, and it reminded me of back to a day when his feet were in tiny 4 inch… Continue reading Breastfeeding and Undressing Between Meetings with Jack Nicklaus and Caleb Chan at Nicklaus North Golf Course
The Nostalgia In A Vinyl Record Store is About Musical Memories Rather Than Stuff
Displaying vintage Items in your home, such as old records, has a mind expanding effect. It connects your environment to the past and the music makers of yore, in an age where everything is stored on your phone, and your perspective shrinks to only digital, this broadens your perspective on history. These cool, fun conversation… Continue reading The Nostalgia In A Vinyl Record Store is About Musical Memories Rather Than Stuff
How A Sad Story Turned Into A Hollywood Movie
Some people love telling their stories, and I love hearing them, and sharing mine. Through our stories, we learn if we have shared interests, and begin to understand one another. On a recent trip to Studio City, Los Angeles, I met an actor and scriptwriter for Hollywood movies and plays, in the most unlikely of… Continue reading How A Sad Story Turned Into A Hollywood Movie
Happy Shoes in Hollywood – The Human Races
The walk of fame in Hollywood is like a glossy magazine turned real life. Perfectly coiffed leashed pups skid by on the granite of the sidewalk of fame that doesn’t have a blade of grass in sight. Their owners pass by the window of the local Starbucks at Sunset and Vine Streets, where reading my… Continue reading Happy Shoes in Hollywood – The Human Races
It’s Thanksgiving But Is Regret Still Stronger Than Thanks
“Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.” Anne Frank Today is Thanksgiving in Canada, and the cemeteries are filled with flowers for the dearly departed, but we don’t buy flowers often enough for our loved ones who are still with us, and fail to show appreciation… Continue reading It’s Thanksgiving But Is Regret Still Stronger Than Thanks
The Reasons I don’t Like Sleeping In a Hotel Bed, Except This One in Studio City!
There are so many reasons I don’t like sleeping in a strange bed in a hotel room: The different dust from home to adjust to, the bed being too hard or too soft for this little bear, the pillows being overstuffed when I prefer flat pillows, getting a crick in my neck from the pillow… Continue reading The Reasons I don’t Like Sleeping In a Hotel Bed, Except This One in Studio City!