


[Enjoy this guest post from Mrs. Swanky]
Lately while cooking dinner or washing dishes, I have been propping up my iPad and turning on a show to watch at the same time.
It reminds me of my childhood, when I would visit my grandparents and saw that they had a TV in their kitchen … that seemed to be on 24/7.
My grandmother used to watch soap operas all the time. In honor of her, I am rewatching a soap opera called Once Upon a Time. (I don’t think it’s technically classified as a soap opera, but watch one episode and you’ll see.)
While I watched, I cooked up a potsticker stir fry with a ton of veggies that the little ones only “kind of” liked.
But I thought it was good.
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Our guest blogger,
Mrs. Swanky, posts
on ways to Feed Yourself
— in body, mind, and spirit.

[Note: I’m doing a 26-word post on the first day of each month of 2026. It’s an exercise in concision and precision, which every writer should attempt now and then. Also Note: This explanation is separate from the 26-word count.]

Out come the seasonal decorations: pumpkins, black cats, ghosts, and all the spooky images. I see nothing scary because cooler weather is here. Bring it on!