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    Adulting: Open Your Eyes, Sweetpea!
    • Jan 20

    Adulting: Open Your Eyes, Sweetpea!

    I kept making one HUGE mistake in my recent self-defense class: I would throw my punches with my eyes closed. I guess I thought that by...
    Adulting: What Being Sleepy Taught Me....
    • Dec 2, 2021

    Adulting: What Being Sleepy Taught Me....

    I mention in a previous blog entry that my psychiatrist issued me a challenge to stop napping. My current medicine (albeit helpful) was...
    Adulting: Eating the Frog...
    • Nov 19, 2021

    Adulting: Eating the Frog...

    ETF: Eat the Frog, is the name of a gym my friend used to go to. I had so many questions for her because I had never heard that phrase....
    Adulting: Stretching, but not in the Traditional Sense...
    • Nov 11, 2021

    Adulting: Stretching, but not in the Traditional Sense...

    I read this advice printed on the tab of my Dorset Cereal’s granola box: Today’s a day to chat to someone new. Or someone old. Or anyone...
    Adulting: Not My Best Moments...
    • Oct 14, 2021

    Adulting: Not My Best Moments...

    A recently experienced a very ugly side of myself. And unfortunately, some close friends saw it too. I won’t go into detail, but I do...
    Adulting: How I Wait Well...
    • Aug 6, 2021

    Adulting: How I Wait Well...

    A typical day has me waiting to hear back from an email or text I sent. I will check my phone periodically, even while I’m waiting in,...
    Adulting: Resting Without Sleeping...
    • Jul 16, 2021

    Adulting: Resting Without Sleeping...

    I take medicine daily, and unfortunately the side effects cause restless sleep and strange dreams. For months, I would often wake in the...
    Adulting: Who's in Front of You?
    • Jul 9, 2021

    Adulting: Who's in Front of You?

    I was driving down a long British road the other day, and a big truck was in front of me. The driver was going at a leisurely pace under...
    Adulting: Placing a Crown on Others...
    • Jun 11, 2021

    Adulting: Placing a Crown on Others...

    I remember my English teacher in high school talking about this phrase: I’m going to crown you. Intrigued, I asked her what it meant....
    Adulting: How About Giving Yourself a Curfew?
    • Jun 2, 2021

    Adulting: How About Giving Yourself a Curfew?

    Give ourselves curfews? What a crazy thought. But I love it. A perk of getting older is HAPPILY leaving behind those adolescent curfews...
    Adulting: Asking Myself How I Feel...
    • May 6, 2021

    Adulting: Asking Myself How I Feel...

    Do I feel like doing IT? That little question isn’t always the best, but I ask it often. Especially before starting a workout. Do you...
    Adulting: The Whirlwind of No Pauses...
    • Apr 22, 2021

    Adulting: The Whirlwind of No Pauses...

    My husband had to quickly stop into a store for a few minutes, so I waited in the car. With no specific purpose, I picked up my phone and...
    Adulting: Running, My Dad, and George Lucas...
    • Feb 11, 2021

    Adulting: Running, My Dad, and George Lucas...

    My Dad is an early morning runner. More power to him. He said that as he gets older, he wakes up to run, but everything within him wants...
    Adulting and Anxiety: No More Slumber Parties With My Phone...
    • Nov 6, 2020

    Adulting and Anxiety: No More Slumber Parties With My Phone...

    My phone and all its beloved apps really add to the noise in my mind. So, to better calm myself at night, I’ve started going to bed with...
    Adulting and Learning the Hard Way....
    • Sep 15, 2020

    Adulting and Learning the Hard Way....

    Now I understand why people older than me would often say, “I guess they will have to learn the hard way.” That phrase used to really...
    Adulting: Does "Choose Happy" Really Work?
    • Sep 1, 2020

    Adulting: Does "Choose Happy" Really Work?

    I was experiencing a tough day at work, and I imagined going home that night, trudging through all that must happen before finally...
    Adulting: Social Media FOMO....
    • Jul 30, 2020

    Adulting: Social Media FOMO....

    Unfortunately, I think it is my fear of missing out that is actually causing more FOMO in my life. I’ve noticed that I scroll through my...
    Adulting: Anxiety, Cleaning, and Self-Care...
    • Jun 10, 2020

    Adulting: Anxiety, Cleaning, and Self-Care...

    I recently heard a podcast by The Minimalists. On this particular episode (#202), they interviewed Tara Button, founder of Buy Me Once...
    Adulting and Donuts...
    • Apr 15, 2020

    Adulting and Donuts...

    ​ Donuts. Such a role they have played in my life! And not just the calories – I’m talking life lessons here, people. Ha! Just to include...
    Adulting with Anxiety: How Thankfulness Helps Me Combat Anxiety...
    • May 14, 2019

    Adulting with Anxiety: How Thankfulness Helps Me Combat Anxiety...

    The longer I live, the more opportunities I have to find answers to my problems. Plain and simple (I warned in an earlier post that...

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