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...
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Nov 5, 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...