Working Towards Wellness: November 2025

[itsfi]

Whether self-care is new to you or you're a seasoned pro when it comes to wellness activities, welcome! 👋

There's a lot going on in the world - be it due to the holidays season, or 2025 coming quickly to a close, or just everyday stuff. Sometimes, we just need a space to block out the outside noise and spend some time focusing on our own well-being. Or some time to remind us to look after ourselves. Consider this one of those spaces. Jump right on in and join us for another month of wellness bingo. 

Self-care, the activities we undertake for our own well being, varies on our circumstances and needs. We're each on our own personal self-care journey, but it doesn't hurt to have a little encouragement along the way. Or to be an encouragement to others as we work towards wellness. Wellness takes work; let's do the work together, BIC! 

For more information on wellness bingo, check out the following:

• How To Play
• Rows 1 & 2 Activities Described
• Rows 3, 4 & 5 Activities Described
• How To Post

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy November!  

Spoiler

Tagging a few folks who have posted to previous Working Towards Wellness threads. Will try to update tags throughout periodically. If I inadvertently missed someone, I apologize. Feel free to tag others you think may be interested. Be well!
@ather @blackkitty2014 @caitbird @CorgiMommy @curlychiquita @danielledanielle @missjeanie @PrettyPaint @Samtian @Shosh85 

[caitbird]

@ather  great job! Sorry to hear you have been under the weather recently - I hope you feel better! How cute that you are doing an art project with your son, I love that! I don't think I've ever heard of lasagna soup, but it sounds delicious!

[ather]

@caitbird  Awww thank you!!! 😊 I am feeling much better today!! Between single parenting and kids sports I think I just over did it. But we had a break today! Mmmm you need to try lasagna soup if you like lasagna of course!! I like it better than lasagna! 

[Samtian]

@ather Whoo amazing work! Sorry about the migraines and sickness 😞 

[ather]

@Samtian  Thanks!! I feel like it’s the time of year. Hopefully the weather levels out so I don’t have more migraines!! 

[missjeanie]

@ather Looks like I need to go to Tim Hortons this afternoon!  It's been cold and damp and generally bleh outside here lately and a sweet coffee treat sounds just like what I need to try!  

Love the lasagna soup idea too... hmmmmm.... maybe this week!

[ather]

@missjeanie  yes you do!! They also have a Biscoff donut but it has Boston cream filling and a croissant with Biscoff in it. Both delicious!!! Oh no damp?? We just got some snow. Last I looked it was -19 out. So we are entering our deep freeze! 
mmmm lasagna soup is so yummy and cozy! 

[missjeanie]

@ather I've added it to my list for today... mostly because that Biscoff Boston cream sounds right up my alley right now!  I don't find it too cold here yet, and luckily only about 6 inches of snow here so far.  My SO is about four hours north for work and he's already dealing with a solid three feet plus snowbanks.  I'm trying to remind myself that at least I'm not dealing with that! 

[ather]

@missjeanie  Love the positive vibes. We have a sprinkling of snow. And we have snow everyday this week. But only a cm every day! Hope your SO stays safe!!! 

[PrettyPaint]

@ather I'm sorry you've been sick and have also been experiencing more migraines. May I ask the brand of the cooling eye mask? That sounds so nice (fellow migraine sufferer here).

[ather]

@PrettyPaint  Oh no! You are a fellow migraine sufferer also. I’m so sorry. 😞 Saje is the brand. It came with a peppermint roller and another item! It was a special kit! The mask is scented so hopefully scents don’t trigger your migraines. 

[PrettyPaint]

@ather Thank you so much! They have a whole lot of neat stuff on their site. It looks like the Cooler Heads set is sold out, but I'll look to see if it's available elsewhere. 

[ather]

@PrettyPaint  Awww that’s a bummer! I’m sure Amazon has a sort of dupe of it. 

[CorgiMommy]

@ather I love to play pickleball and I need to make lasagna soup.  Just to warm here for soup right now.  Congratulations on your two Bingos!

[ather]

@CorgiMommy  Thank you!!! 😊 yes make it. Easy and yummy! 😋 

[itsfi]

Wow, look at all those things you marked off; great job, @ather! Congrats on your BINGO's! 

You know, interesting you mentioned Biscoff latte; I feel like I've been seeing biscoff more often, like not just as a snack they offer you on the plane. Cookie butter, packets of the cookies in various sizes, and even ice cream bars in the Häagen-Dazs style - now that last one sounds very interesting. I bet that Tim Horton's drink hit the spot this time of year. And that lasagna soup, too. That sounds so comforting and delicious. I might need to get the recipe from you.

I'm very sorry to hear you've been experiencing more migraines and that you've been sick. I'm glad you took a day off to prioritize yourself and to rest. Some time not doing anything is the ultimate form of self-care, epecially if you're someone who does a lot to begin with and a lot for others, like you do. Hope you are able to get in some more rest and time for you. 

P.S. Diamond art project? Are you making diamonds?! 💎😂 Love that the two of you are working on an art/craft project; how much fun you both must be having! 💗 Excited to hear more about you and your little guy's progress on your project.

[ather]

@itsfi  Yay!!! BINGO!!!! 

of course I will share my recipe! So easy and delicious!! The latte was good! Just a tad sweet!! 

I think my multiple sickness and the weather changing was probably the culprit. Fingers crossed no more!!! I think I’m finally over the worst of it. Finally getting better!!! Whatttttt Hagen daiz ice cream that’s cookie butter. I’ll have to go searching!!! I really like their peanut butter chocolate ice cream! 

Ahhh no we aren’t making diamonds although that sounds fun. I’ll keep you posted on the progress. We may have bitten off more than we can chew. The project may be to big!!! 

[nuinui933]

I'm visiting my dad and we've been going on some walks at the park or around his neighborhood. 

I bundled the "treat yourself", "treat someone else" and "body care" activities - I went to get mani pedis and treated my hopefully soon to be sister in law 🤞

Healthy meals - Took some cooking classes with my dad - lemme tell ya, he’s a hit with the ladies of all ages and he doesn’t even know it, zero clue, he's cute. It was fun and we got some delicious meals. 

Exercise - the walks and my brother's girlfriend got me some class passes for while I'm here.

[danielledanielle]

@nuinui933 , 😂 your dad sounds like a gem

Your combo activities are awesome

[nuinui933]

@danielledanielle 

He's the best! Thank you!

[caitbird]

@nuinui933  great job! Cooking classes with your dad, how fun! Sounds like a great bonding activity.

[nuinui933]

@caitbird 

It was a lot of fun; he usually goes with my sister in law or my second oldest brother's girlfriend or now fiancee and sometimes with my brothers but since I was home I got first dibs.