Home Buddying

Home Sweeter

What have you been up to while at home?

The Natural

• Living room, patio and/or backyard picnics. Is there anything better than picnic foods (i.e. cold fried chicken, bubbles, dessert, etc.). Make yourself comfy and ready to lazy about!
• Finding some much needed zen or at least some R&R! Look for ways to unwind, calm down and find some quiet time. Yoga to meditation. Comfy pillows to cozy blankets. Curling up with a great book.
• Spruce up or add the natural to you interior and exterior spaces. House plants to gardening. Photos to art. Pops of color to the sounds of nature.
• Getting out into the Great Outdoors. Nature can be healing, freeing and relaxing.

I have seen a lot of home renovations going on! A new coat of paint, new fauna and flora, upping the patio scene, etc. Nothing better than a refresh to make the home front sweeter!

Gathering

• Make a Meal Together. I really love this one. Pizza making from the dough to the fixins to baking and eating. Italian in making your own pasta or a lasagna. Making a taco bar. The possibilities are endless!
• Set the Table. In making a meal together go ahead and set the table. Add the tablecloth, arrangements, candles, etc. Just have FUN with it!
• Game Night is making a strong comeback!
• A Bar Night In. I like this one and how much fun. Start with apps and drinks in the kitchen. Move to popcorn and candy in the living room. Take it outside. ‘Clink’ Cheers!!!
• Spa Day/Night. Facial treatments to foot soaks to manis and pedis. Just give me my pajamas and I would be set!

Just doing away with technology for a good 15-to-30 minutes and maybe even an hour! With all of us living in the virtual sometimes you need to break away from it all. It is good to disconnect to recharge! 

Creating

• Crafting and Creating. Think outside the box and get the creative on for a change of pace.
• Starting a new project to trying something NEW! It is important to have something to look forward to and to get excited about to break up the repeat and routine. Talk about motivation.
• Journaling and Writing. Writers’ retreat with short stories. Reflection and Gratitude.
• Reading. I think a good majority of us have a reading list.

I am sure some of you are wondering about the next real escape and maybe dare to start planning it out! From real travel to arm chair traveling to staycations what is not to love. There is nothing better than sharing experiences! 

(Photos by RSheridan)

What is the one thing you will continue to do that you discovered while at home? Love to Hear, Please Share!

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Adventuring

Outside

How about another way to be “connected”! A good majority of us spend time commuting to work, desk jockeying and “connecting” with technology. A good majority of us lead a healthy and happy lifestyle too!

Are you aware or not if you get enough of the natural though? Stopping work to gaze out the window is a great break idea. You relax and refocus – just let the mind and body wander and release. It can be refreshing and re-energizing too. Then you are ready to get back to it and tackle it!

Switch Up that screen time to scenic time! 

Where does your mind go when you think about the most beautiful place you have seen? 

I know what some of your are thinking . . .

Great! I love and live for the outside world.

No Thank You! I am good inside.

That is okay though! You can either go to nature or bring it indoors!

Getting outside or bringing the outdoors in does a whole being GOOD!

GO on an Adventure! Take a little risk and push yourself out of your comfort zone. Learn new skills and abilities and gain experiences. Storytelling, capturing (i.e. through the creative – photography, painting, etc.) and making memories.

A FREE form of movement, activity and exercise! Switch up the routine. Develop inner and outer strength. Spend quality time with yourself and your whole being.

• Improve function in general (i.e. mental, emotional, physical, etc.).
• Energizing and invigorating.
• Stress reducing.

Play, laugh and have FUN! Take a walk, search for the natural (i.e. shells, fauna and flora, wildlife, etc.), garden, meditate, etc. Join in on a group activity. The possibilities are limitless! 

• Pure enjoyment.
• Escaping to the natural – refresh, renew and get back on track.
• R&R

BE in the present moment and mindful! Pause and reflect. Take in the air around you (i.e. pine forests, salt water, etc.). Stop to take in the scenic views. Savor and soak in the experience!

• Mindfulness and calmness.
• Focus vs. distraction(s).
• Creativity

ADD in the natural and greenery to your home and working environment! Plants and florals. Find a room with a view or just a view in general (i.e. window, photos, etc.). Find your green space to escape to for the natural (i.e. grass, parks, gardens, etc.).

• Receiving a dose of the natural (i.e. air, green, sunlight, etc.).
• Engaging your senses.
• Add in the food element (i.e. farmers market, you pick fruits and veggies, gardening, etc.).

(Photos by RSheridan)

How do you benefit in spending time with the natural? Love to Hear, Please Share.

Experiences Are Part of Your Story

Creating Your Story One Experience, One Moment, One Chapter At A Time

You find your path and define it as you go along. Your path sets you on the course to journey along. Those experiences and those moments become a part of the story you create.

Journeying Along . . .

• There are times you have to ask for help along the way. This helps you communicate, interact, connect, and engage.
• There are times you have to ask for directions. This helps you in stopping to process. This helps you in pausing to breathe. This helps you redirect.
• There are times you have to unpack and regroup; mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. This helps you create space and set boundaries. This also helps you learn how to release and let go of what is no longer working or serving your best interests.

Opening Up . . . Being . . . Letting Go . . .

It can be uncomfortable to open yourself up, however; vulnerability helps you grow and evolve! Being vulnerable is okay and not a weakness or flaw. It can become an essential part of who you are and how you express yourself by living from within your being! Humility goes a long way too.

We all experience the good, the bad, at times the ugly, and everything in between! You can be in control of how you make decisions and choices. You can be in control of how you respond and react. It can serve you or sabotage you and you choose which one it will be! 

Make the time to slow down and be more! All that rushing about. All those excuses about not having the time. Stop the “busyness” – your 20’s turn into your 40’s and your 40’s into your 80’s before your own eyes in hurrying and rushing about to the next and the next and the next!

Sink Your Toes Into the Sand!

Remember . . .

• MAKE Time For Yourself. Make the space you need for you and your whole well being.
• DO What You Love. Find the fun and play as well as the joy and happiness.
• TAKE Note of the Beauty Around You. Practice to progress . . . Be grateful, appreciative and thankful . . . Celebrate more . . .
• EMBRACE Your Journey. Explore, adventure, travel . . . Communicate and interact as well as engage and connect . . . Learn, experience growth and gain life experiences . . .

Play, Laugh & Have Fun . . . (Photos by RSheridan)

Your Whole Being Will Thank You & You Will Feel Better In Your Health and Happiness! What Are You Doing for Your Whole Being? Love to Hear, Please Share.

Adventuring

In Sawgrass Lake Park

Bird Life

Fauna & Flora

Wild Life

(Photos by RSheridan)

Happy Adventuring!!!

Go On An Adventure

Discover Time

When was the last time you went on an adventure? At least weekly for me, especially in escaping to the Great Outdoors.

Are you one that makes every outing an adventure? At times for me.

Are you one that finds fun in everything? I really try to.

Get Curious and Explore

A great way to get active and motivated as well as stimulated and engaged! Check out the sights and the happenings. Find the excitement, joy and pleasure in the small, simple and new! Refreshing and renewing too.

I love a good stroll to peak my curiosity and stimulate my inner explorer. Outdoor play is a fun way to get the exercise in too.

Good for the whole being!

Exploring

Finding the Light

I look, seek and even crave the natural light upon waking in the morning. Plus I find spending time outside helps me sleep better too.

Natural Light

Tapping Into Your Senses

• Your sense of self
• Your creative self
• Your five senses

Sense of Self

Creative Self

Engage Your 5 Senses (Photos by RSheridan)

Love to Hear What You Are Up To, Please Share!

Navigation Challenged

Where Am I?

Do you wish for a sign that states “YOU ARE HERE” and still have no clue where you are at? Does deciphering ANY map (including the one at the mall) make you break out in a sweat and send you into a panic attack? Do you pretend you know where you are at in order to get someone to tell you where you really are? Then you may be “Navigation Challenged”!

• Do you pretty much take the same route every time to get somewhere even if it is the long way there?
• Do you avoid the word “Shortcut” because you know darn well taking that shortcut is going to have you lost for at least an hour or two or maybe half the day?
• Do you conduct a dry run a few days before hand when you have to go somewhere new and unfamiliar to you?

Some of us need detailed directions, 1 2 3, abc as well as a dry run – at least we are trying to improve our navigational skills!

Beware youmay get lost.

However, think of all the places you would not have seen

if you were not with the “Navigation Challenged”.

We take getting lost to a whole new level of excitement and maybe even a little fear.~RSheridan

(Photos by RSheridan)

Here’s to all the Navigation Challenged People – May You Find Your Way (Eventually & In Your Own Way)!

Where Are You Getting Lost To Today? Love to Hear Your Thoughts, Please Share.

A Natural Bond

With Nature

Do you have a natural bond with nature? Do you like to get out and into the Great Outdoors?

Yes and yes for me! That quality time with myself. That grounded feeling with my feet touching the terra firma. That connection to my whole being!

I love to wander to wonder and let my body, heart and mind just be free! 

Nature is unique and magical! Nature provides inspiration and motivation. Nature is accessible and for the most part a free activity to enjoy. Nature makes you want to slow the pace down to enjoy your surroundings and tap into your senses! 

There are many ways to experience nature.

• Gardening.
• Going to the Farmers Market to explore, eat and wander as well as pick out fruits, veggies and/or flowers.
• Going to a Pick Your Own Place for fruits and/or veggies (i.e. apples, berries, pumpkins, etc.).
• Eco friendly activities (i.e. ziplining, paddle boarding, fishing, etc.).
• Foraging (make sure you know what is edible and what is not – take a tour with an expert).
• Journaling, creating and/or capturing your explorations and adventures.
• Learning in general. Cooking and Creating. Gardening and Foraging. Fauna and flora. Endless possibilities!
• Seeking out an adventure.
• Sparking your curiosity to explore as well as using your senses to smell and even taste.
• Walking, hiking, biking, etc. Hitting the nature trail or exploring nature and its natural beauty.

(Photos by RSheridan)

Love to Hear How You Bond With Nature, Please Share!

Doing Nothing

Breaking the Routine of Go, Go, Go

You can call it a slack, a slump, a rut, etc. We all have experienced one and maybe are even in one now. Have you ever thought that it is your body’s way of slowing you down before you just crash! When your body gives you that kind of signal you may want to listen to it.

You go within yourself to introspect and reflect! It can be a bit self centered, however; you are able to center yourself when you make the time to take care of your whole being and its needs. It comes full circle though. When you do for you then you can do for others! That always feels good.

I usually start to clue in when the simple things seem hard to do! Especially those things I know I am good at doing. I am not focusing and I am making mistakes. I am not motivated or energized. I am not communicating and at time just reacting. I am doing things half way or if completed my efforts were sub par. I am not operating at my optimal level!

Do you struggle in keeping the distruptions and distractions to a minimum? I know I do. Do you find your to do list never ending along with your e-mail inbox? Yes and yes. Think in terms of – What’s the one thing I can do today? Then tackle it!

We just need to reboot to start fresh again! Reprioritize all those plates up in the air by delegating or doing away with a few. Reenergize by taking time for yourself as well as spending some much needed quality time with your greatest someones. Reflect on what truly matters and what makes you a healthy and happy being!

That is why making time for yourself is important! The act of doing nothing or at least embracing some down time is needed is key. You give back to yourself in nuturing and nourishing your whole being by becoming aware of your needs. You put yourself back in control again!

My Top 3

• Escaping to the Great Outdoors To Reconnect and Wander
• Letting My Big Kid Out To Play, Laugh and Have FUN
• Celebrating By Treating Myself

I find myself and reconnect to my whole being in escaping to the Great Outdoors! Especially with my camera in hand. I love to wander and enjoy a slower pace! 

Sometimes you need to turn down the noise in your world to hear yourself and your needs! To tap into your senses and intuition. To reflect and release as well as to let go and forgive. To being true and truly honest with who you are. To dream and desire as well as hope and believe in the opportunties out there waiting for you to grab hold!

Have FUN! There is no better mood booster than having a good laugh. I enjoy letting my big kid out to play too!

Remember to Celebrate! Especially by treating yourself. You get reenergized as well as inspired and motivated. You are deserving and it is rewarding too!

Find your sense of adventure to get your adrenline pumping again! Find your sense of wanderment and get lost for a while! 

(Photos by RSheridan)

 What Are You Doing Today? Love to Hear, Please Share!

Gaining Depth

Getting Intense

That warm and fuzzy feeling that just feels oh so GOOD!

Warm & Fuzzy like a Teddy Bear!

I experienced that the other day and it was so intense as well as profund and powerful! I was talking to someone about life experiences and we both honed in on what makes its so special. The memories of where you were at that given moment, who you were sharing that moment with and reliving that experience! It brings such joy and overall happiness.

Your mind is engaged and your whole being is activated in the experience! You are looking inside yourself and coming from a place a love by following your heart. You hold those feelings, thoughts and experiences within your whole being. That is what abundance, fullness and love is all about and it is oh so beautiful too!

Hoping . . . Loving . . . Believing . . .

So . . . Ask Yourself (2) Questions Today

1. Does it raise or reduce your energy?
2. Does it limit or liberate you?

Remind Yourself to Make Time For YOU!

• Get curious and explore.
• Get psyched up and conquer TODAY!
• Get your energy going by doing whatever excites and moves you.
• Get silly and laugh.
• Get playful and have FUN.
• Just GET OUT THERE!!!

ADVENTURE ON . . . (Photos by RSheridan)

Love To Hear What You Are Up To TODAY, Please Share!

Fresh Air

Green Spaces

There is just something about being in the fresh air and seeing shades of green! I love escaping to the great outdoors and becoming one with nature!

A natural environment has health benefits too!

• CRAVE fresh air!
• Soak up the sunshine.
• Become one with nature.

I am usually out in the great outdoors on the weekends! It is GOOD for my whole being!

I can only desk jockey for so long with all that sitting and computing! Plus unplugging from technology and taking a break from screen time is needed. I walk and take the stairs whenever I can. It is good for your whole being to be active in movement as well as stretch!

• Walking and hiking.
• Riding a bike.
• Packing a picnic.

It is refreshing and freeing! You can slow down the pace and relax a bit. You can re-energize and recharge your whole being!

(Photos by RSheridan)

Get Outside . . . To Explore & Adventure . . . To Play, Laugh & Have Fun!