Adulting and Anxiety: Disliking Change...
We are all facing another change: the new year of 2022. And I pretty much dread change. I’m that highly sensitive person that feels a...
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- Dec 9, 2021
Adulting and Friendship: I'm Sick of "Perfect"...
I now realize how strong my perfectionist tendencies are. Friends who know me well have seen it all along, I'm sure (and are probably...
- Sep 10, 2021
Adulting and Anxiety: Being More Open with Others...
I’ve (obviously) had to be honest with myself about my anxiety. And if you’ve been reading my blog for very long, you know that it has...
- Aug 27, 2021
Adulting and Anxiety: Taking it Down to a Glow...
My friend plays lullabies for her girls. The lyrics from one (composed by Christy Nockels) really stood out to me: Every day is shining...
- Aug 13, 2021
Adulting: Our life in Sunsets? Enchiladas? Cups of tea?
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that I like to put up monthly quotations on my Instagram and Facebook page. And for the...
- Jun 17, 2021
Adulting: Stepping into 40 (Part 2)...
I texted a friend of mine to learn details about life in her 40s. I wanted to know what she was experiencing in this new decade I am...
- Apr 8, 2021
Adulting: Are You an Adult?
I am an adult. At least I hope I am. Apparently, laws aside, no one agrees on the definition. For fun, I did a little research, but it...
- Mar 17, 2021
Adulting: Journaling With My Camera
My smart phone photos have become a journal for me. A visual journal. As a wordsmith, I love to type, text and tango with words, but on...
- Jan 13, 2021
Adulting: When Someone Decides to "Correct" You...
I find it fascinating when people correct my grammar – especially in response to what I say verbally. I remember someone asking me
- Nov 11, 2020
Adulting Encouragement: I Am Not a Plant Lady...
I really wanted to be a plant lady. I would see these amazing pictures on Pinterest of lush living rooms and kitchens that have an...
- Oct 7, 2020
Adulting: Do You Finally Take Time to Do What You Enjoy?
I was in Stratford-Upon-Avon with a friend, doing the whole Shakespeare experience. (Don’t you love that England is rich with towns that...
- Aug 14, 2020
Adulting: Do You Enjoy Holiday Coziness When You Want To?
There is a little café I liked to eat at when I lived in Turkey. It served high quality, lovingly created food. The cakes were so tall,...
- Aug 5, 2020
Adulting: How We Perceive Ourselves...
My husband cracked me up with a meme the other day that essentially said (paraphrased): Having kids makes you realize how stupid your...
- Jul 22, 2020
Adulting: The Need for Personal Parties!
Many people dream, I know this. But let me ask you, does the dream version of yourself typically accept the strange situations in dreams...
- Feb 19, 2020
Adulting: Intentionally Do What You Enjoyed...
I’m making a point to enjoy things I did when I was younger. Obviously, I’m talking age appropriate things. The purpose is to...
- Feb 13, 2020
Adulting: Titles and That Invisible Crown...
I recently looked over at the mug sitting next to me on the table: it read “wifey.” And while it’s not a super big deal, as I’ve been a...
- Feb 5, 2020
Adulting and Anxiety: Facebook, Oh Facebook...
I keep hearing that “older” people are on Facebook, and that it’s not really used so fervently by the generation after me. Well, I guess...
- Jan 20, 2020
Adulting: Are We All Just Characters in a TV Show?
My friend had a neighbor who liked the fancy things in life. She would wear ball gowns and put elegant jewelry on her cats instead of the...
- Jan 15, 2020
Adulting with Anxiety: The Music That Makes YOU...
I’m not a counselor, so this is far from professional advice: but there is something so encouraging about music that I find healing....
- Dec 1, 2019
Adulting: Why Don't We Treasure Ourselves?
I like to travel, yet I’ve barely touched the surface of what the world has to offer when it comes to antiquities. And when I do...