This is a repost from a 45-day daily personal writing exercise I undertook when I was both invigorated and also challenged by a major home and office move some years ago. Then and now, I still get stalled.. so.. here is the reminder..... My writing has a program supervising my keystrokes. The … [Read more...]
About Helena Kaufman
Can Routine Bolster Our Productivity and Boost Our Mood?
"Seek community and routine." This is the calm counsel I got during some challenging times after I moved, alone, to my current stomping grounds - Vancouver, Canada. That advice came from a military member. He was expected to move as seamlessly as possible every few years into a new physical and … [Read more...]
Father’s Day Happy and Fraught
It's an odd time for me to start my year of 'reactive blogging'. On Father's Day of all moments. Daily, I am triggered to memory lane. It happens with the news, my own mind, social media posts, and random sights and sounds. Finally, I begin to write about any and all triggers that assail me without … [Read more...]
Go for the whole magilla on Purim & listen to the “Megilla” aka Book of Esther
Iran, Jews and deadly decrees are commemorated in an upbeat way this week. Coming early at us in this Jewish Year of 5782, Purim arrives the night of March 16 and lasts with laughter and celebration well into March 17. Even as tensions continue in the Middle East and are heightened now with what … [Read more...]
Contact lens use in the time of COVID-Part 3 of 3 on eye care
On behalf of contact lens wearers, I had one final question for my Vancouver-based optometrist, Dr. Janey Yee. I do not wear contacts myself. I've given birth, considered the challenge of walking on coals, and did successfully certify as a scuba diver. Putting a little disc into my eye area, … [Read more...]
When you can’t escape the blue light -Part 2 of 3 on eye care – the Boost Zone edition
Finally, we can see light at the end of the tunnel out of our COVID-created caves. Restrictions are being lifted in British Columbia. Vaccines are en route. We can look forward - that is if we can see past the blue light emanating from our ubiquitous screens. After months in front of my work, my … [Read more...]
Vancouver optometrist’s top eye care tips for our continuously connected selves – Part I
Care of our eyes and preservation of our sight is essential if we wish to live and work well in our current tech-connected world. Plus, our year in the safety of our COVID caves, called on our eyes to perform to the max as we all huddled around any number of blue light-emitting screens. Combined, … [Read more...]
Mouthing Holiday Greetings from Behind Your Mask Hesitatingly? Tis The Season!
Happy Holidays. Happy Hanukkah, however you spell it. Merry Christmas although my older British friends prefer Happy Christmas. How do I best greet a Kwanzaa celebrant?? I think I got the season's first festival of lights right, Diwali, or is it Deepavali? Solstice anyone?? Oy vey. … [Read more...]
Simply start now whether you count up, count down or count on a better year
This isn't a blog about resolutions, or grand visions or a post on lists of lists. It's a start. That's the best you can do on any intention or mission. It's a conversation with myself and I'm sharing, But hey, YOU might find practical tips embedded in the posts. After all, I am a writer by … [Read more...]
Coming out of our COVID created caves-healthier-chat with a chiropractor
I sat a bit higher in my office chair and felt a flow of energy for a better business day as I spoke with Vancouver chiropractor, Dr. Matt Nelson. In the early weeks of the pandemic when we were asked to shelter in place, in-office visits to our daily healthcare providers stopped. Collectively, we … [Read more...]
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