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...
- Jan 8
Adulting and Encouragement: Journals and Jessica Simpson
Inspiration to keep writing my story/my blog recently came from an unusual source: Jessica Simpson. This past year I listened to her book...
- 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 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 6, 2021
Adulting: Feeling Hollow....Like Bamboo?
I’m taking a life lesson from bamboo. It started when a friend gave me a card gift set* that explains how bamboo is a “symbol of...
- Sep 17, 2021
Adulting: I Learn From Birds...
I’m slightly obsessed with feeding the birds. I will always be a cat mama in my heart. But since my kitty passed away, I’ve found such...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Apr 15, 2021
Adulting: Appreciation on a Larger Scale...
When I was school age, I often heard my teachers say something akin to: You are the next generation: you are the next set of teachers,...
- 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 12, 2021
Adulting: Journaling in 2021...
I admit, I encourage my friends (bless them for putting up with me) to write or type out their frustrations. I think it’s helpful to...
- Mar 4, 2021
Adulting: Online Shopping and What It's Missing...
Online shopping has lost some of its dazzle for me. While I constantly order from Amazon, it’s just not the same experience as browsing...
- Jan 4, 2021
Adulting: Significant Moments Take Time...
“I was there. I was in the crowd when President Ronald Reagan spoke in West Germany and called on Soviet President Gorbachev to ‘Tear...
- 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...