I never realized until now how important play is to our health and wellbeing. This is even more true for those who suffer from multiple health challenges and clinical depression, like Therese Borchard. Therese Borchard, is a mental health writer, … Read More
Recently, I finished a pottery course with my sister. She visited me from California, and I wanted to do something fun with her. And playing with clay did just that. Since this month’s lifeskill is Recreation/Entertainment, I not surprisingly started … Read More
“What is there to be happy about?” With so much tragedy and loss happening around us, how can we even begin to deal with the latest Las Vegas horror? One question begs “What is there to be happy about and … Read More
With Recreation/Entertainment being the lifeskill topic for October, I just can’t muster a way to talk about leisure time recreation and entertainment with recent horrific events. Last Sunday evening, country singer Jason Aldean was performing at an outdoor Las Vegas … Read More
As early voting continues this week and next, how have your conversations been with your family and neighbors? Have those front yard talks stayed polite or heated up a little? Maybe for many of us we tend to vent more … Read More
With the many innovations and inventions in the 20th century, deciding how to “play” exploded across our nation. And no matter the sport or leisure time activity chosen there was undoubtedly a song written and song about it. You would … Read More
As we cruise through how adults played in the early 20th century, we find that many of the leisure activities, games, and toys have continued in the 20th and 21st century, such as card playing, weekend band concerts in the … Read More
Throughout the previous month we learned how children played from the early 20th century into the 21st century. Children always found a way to play no matter their circumstances. Whether it was with a toy, game, or just their imagination, … Read More