Shanspirations

Here’s my experience with my sleep glasses from lowbluelights.com.
First of all, they work. By blocking the wavelengths of light that halt the pineal gland’s melatonin production, they allow melatonin to gradually increase in the hours before bed. Basically, as crazy as it sounds on the surface, these are glasses that make you get sleepy. They [...]

It is intriguing to me that improving circadian rhythm and sleep quality (by way of having a more natural flow of melatonin) can have such a variety of implications. Such as improving fertility and healthy menstrual cycles.
Here’s an excerpt from an article I enjoyed so much that it prompted me to read the author’s [...]

On that day I was an opthalmic technician working for Park and Siebold Eyecare. Out of all the roles I have had in my life— from sister and mother and daughter and wife and friend, to student and cashier and library assistant and camera sales clerk and Home Health Aid and A Beka Homeschool Grader/”Teacher”—forever [...]

Having written on the topic of writing for pleasure and healing recently (and commenting here), I decided to post one of my favorites of all the things I have ever written. I like this piece because it combines precious memory and healing all in one. My life made more sense to me after I [...]

Here and here I wrote about LowBlueLights, a company that sells lighting products that largely eliminate blue light from your environment (light bulbs without blue light, glasses and computer screen filters that block it from reaching your eyes, etc).
I am so impressed with this concept. Basically, it is blocking the light wavelengths that halt melatonin [...]

I’m planning to start a creative nonfiction writing day. Fridays maybe? Maybe it can be “Friday Flashbacks and Creative Nonfiction.”
In college I read a book called Creative Nonfiction: Researching and Crafting Stories of Real Life (by Philip Gerard). I loved that book because it inspired me deeply and taught me a lot. But [...]