Talena Winters 10/18/24 Talena Winters 10/18/24

Rattling Around In My Head

About the empty nest, my current health, my amazing hubby, and how he inspires my love stories.

Talena Winters 5/29/23 Talena Winters 5/29/23

Through the Fire

We’re in the worst wildfire season in Alberta’s history, but there’s a lot of other life stuff happening too. Thankfully, most of it’s good.

Talena Winters 5/2/23 Talena Winters 5/2/23

Summer is Coming

The reason it’s been so long since I updated the blog.

Talena Winters 11/28/22 Talena Winters 11/28/22

Five Years: A Rubric for a More Joy-Filled Life

The question “do I want to be doing this five years from now?” is a very helpful rubric for deciding on how to spend our time now. I get to choose the path I take. So why do I make it so hard?

Talena Winters 11/14/22 Talena Winters 11/14/22

Following Joy: Why I’m Growing my Business without Social Media

I’m slowing down on even more things… including how I market my business. And you know what? I like it.

Talena Winters 9/28/22 Talena Winters 9/28/22

Themes and Things

I’m writing fiction again! And here’s part of the reason why…

Talena Winters 9/23/22 Talena Winters 9/23/22

Some weeks, we crawl instead of walk

I felt slower than usual this week, but still ended up with some cool things for my readers and knitting customers. And I got to be social, too.

Talena Winters 9/10/22 Talena Winters 9/10/22

Peaks and Valleys

When the blahs happen two weeks a month, it’s not just depression… Also, update on my slow productivity mission, what I did this week in my business (hint: knitting pattern update), and some sad news about my grandmother.

Talena Winters 9/2/22 Talena Winters 9/2/22

Stop to Smell the Cosmos

How things went with my first week embracing Slow Productivity.

Talena Winters 8/31/22 Talena Winters 8/31/22

Morning Lite: My New Productivity Plan

Part of my Slow Productivity switch has been changing my morning routine. I’m only a few days in, but it seems to be working so far…

Talena Winters 8/29/22 Talena Winters 8/29/22

Slower

It’s time to rethink how I do work. Here’s to embracing “Slow Productivity.”

Talena Winters 12/12/21 Talena Winters 12/12/21

Does Insomnia mean I'm recovering from Burnout?

Middle-of-the-night thoughts about returning to my old night-owl ways and what that might mean for my recovery from burnout. Plus a free holiday story.