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Rete Ovarii — Good news for women? Or medical sexism? (I’m thinking both.)

By Hazel Thornton | September 23, 2026 |

It is well known and well documented that women’s health issues have been under-studied as compared to men’s health issues. If you weren’t aware, or if you doubt it, just Google “male bias in medical research”. And this one I’m taking personally. Why? Because a part of the female anatomy has been “found” that might…

How to Live and Work by Design, not by Default

By Hazel Thornton | August 3, 2026 |

              Living and working BY DEFAULT means choosing the easiest path, either by unconsciously resorting to bad habits (or merely old ones that no longer serve you), or by maintaining the status quo. Sometimes we seek to avoid the conflict that can come with making a change. Sometimes we…

The Juror and the Journalist — RIP Robert Rand

By Hazel Thornton | July 20, 2026 |

    Dear Menendez Supporter: I hope this is not how you are finding out about the death of Journalist Robert Rand. If it is, I know you will be as shocked as the rest of us were when we learned the news earlier this month. It is the end of an era. Sadly, Bob…

Organizing a Creative Mess

By Hazel Thornton | July 7, 2026 |

  Artists, crafters, and teachers: Do you have a creative mess? Do you feel inspired by it? Or overwhelmed? I have helped clients organize their quilting and sewing rooms; scrapbooking, jewelry making, painting, and glass art studios; and elementary school art classrooms. Their respective supplies and equipment all had different storage requirements, but the clients…

Organizing for Old Folks – Pills

By Hazel Thornton | June 21, 2026 |

  Spoiler alert: It’s not just old folks who need to organize their pills! NOTE 1: Since I’m retired now, on Medicare, and collecting the Social Security benefits I worked for decades to accrue, I figure I’ve earned the right to talk about “old folks”. Yes? NOTE 2: Although the title implies a series, I’m…

Do you need to change your settings?

By Hazel Thornton | June 8, 2026 |

                Are you frustrated with your life? Or, maybe your life is pretty good, but you’re annoyed with a few aspects of it? Maybe you just need to change your settings. (Scroll down for 2026 UPDATE.)  Tech Settings Technology has preferences we can set for everything from font…

Are you taking it too far? (recycling/donating/selling/repurposing)

By Hazel Thornton | April 9, 2026 |

                      Decluttering and letting go of unwanted items is good for the soul. One man’s trash can indeed be another man’s treasure! Repurposing can be a creative and satisfying endeavor. And recycling is good for the planet. But there’s a limit to what one person…

The Bird Feeder Camera: A Tragedy in Three Acts

By Hazel Thornton | February 9, 2026 |

Prologue I received a bird feeder camera for Christmas. What a nice gift! As a long-time watcher and feeder of birds, my main concern was that I had already cut back in recent years due to the number of critters it attracts that end up wreaking havoc in my yard and under my house and…

MORE Joyscrolling

By Hazel Thornton | January 30, 2026 |

I was struggling to put together my February newsletter. My writing group asked: What do you usually do when you’re stuck on what to include? I replied: Well, usually I have a new blog post to offer. But I haven’t been inspired to write a new one lately. Then I remembered that I’d been gathering…

Joyscrolling for your viewing pleasure

By Hazel Thornton | October 3, 2025 |

I keep hearing people complain about “doomscrolling”. It’s depressing and time consuming. But it’s not inevitable! I’m not sure if they get hooked on the gloom and doom in their news feeds, in the same way we sometimes can’t look away from a slow-moving train wreck, or if they just haven’t figured out how to…

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What’s a Photo Without the Story? How to Create Your Family Legacy

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Go With the Flow! (The Clutter Flow Chart Workbook)

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Hung Jury: The Diary of a Menendez Juror

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