self care – Dave Olson's Creative Life Archive

Ready for anything (as long as shiitake are required)

March 19, 2020

Stocked up / ready for anything (mostly, as long as *anything* only requires shiitake mushrooms). Really, this delightful gift arrived […]

March 16, 2020

Dave riffs about “Elf Care” in tumultuous times along with personal archeology from a cottage in Japan including life update

March 16, 2020

I hermit like Obi-wan is his “lost years” / indeed, a Gen X kid with a lot of hobbies and

March 15, 2020

Japan has loads of a little tiny cafés/restaurant/bars which are like less than 10 people maximum, often with a little

March 14, 2020

Roll slow, be gentle, eat healthy, look out for your vulnerable friends and neighbours, minimize TV, start a novel, watch

February 13, 2019

[note: updated 2024, mostly from 2015-2019] These days – what with the M.E.(cfs) and Fibro etc. – slowing me down,

March 9, 2018

Today: 13 blood tests 2 immunization boosters 3 dental fillings 3 prescriptions 2 molded ear plugs 1 red curry 2