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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- Jan 15
Adulting: Rushing the Mundane...
If I have a big pile of laundry in front of me, my energy is focused on getting those pieces folded and put away. And fast. I typically...
- Dec 31, 2021
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...
- Dec 18, 2021
Adulting with Anxiety: The Thrill of Hope...
A phrase I keep encountering again and again: get comfortable being uncomfortable. (I know, this seems a far cry from a feel-good...
- 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...
- Oct 1, 2021
Adulting: Reaching Out to Play...
I have an Auntie I don’t see very often, but I love her and she has a corner in my heart. It’s all because she hid behind a department...
- 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 20, 2021
Adulting: The Wisdom in Watching Netflix Kids
One of my dear friends was having an incredibly rough day. You know the kind of day I’m talking about, I’m sure. Her nephew, Marci,...
- 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...
- 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 23, 2021
Adulting: For the love of crafting...
I heart crafting. Crocheting, knitting, quilting…I want to try it all! One of my latest endeavors is hand sewing felt; I started during...
- 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...
- Jul 2, 2021
Adulting: Confessions....
Things I've learned the hard way: I should slow down. I shouldn’t shop for my weekly groceries when I’m really hungry. (Yet I still do?)...
- 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...
- 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 20, 2021
Adulting: Anxiety is NOT...
My friend gifted me the book Notes on a Nervous Planet. In it, author Matt Haig opens his heart and shares his struggles with anxiety....