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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: Rushing the Mundane...
    • 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...
    Adulting and Anxiety:  Disliking Change...
    • 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...
    Adulting with Anxiety: The Thrill of Hope...
    • 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...
    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: Reaching Out to Play...
    • 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...
    Adulting and Anxiety: Taking it Down to a Glow...
    • 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...
    Adulting: The Wisdom in Watching Netflix Kids
    • 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,...
    Adulting: Our life in Sunsets? Enchiladas? Cups of tea?
    • 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...
    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: For the love of crafting...
    • 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...
    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: Confessions....
    • 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?)...
    Adulting: Stepping into 40 (Part 2)...
    • 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...
    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: Anxiety is NOT...
    • 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....
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