One year ago Donald Trump was elected president, and the country had a total freak out. I was reminded of this yesterday when a post I wrote the day after the election entitled It’s not a death sentence. It’s a wake-up call popped up in my newsfeed. In a nutshell, I wrote about people’s inability […]
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A Wake Up Call (All Puns Intended)
I had an a-ha moment yesterday. Why I need to be slammed over the head with these things repeatedly before I get them, I don’t know. But that’s how it seems to work for me. I have a history of depression. Fifteen or so years ago, I was hospitalized (for the first time) and consequently […]
Four Months
Yesterday was my four month anniversary. I’ve been booze-free for four months. The days have been easy. But sometimes the nights are hard. Like tonight. Friday nights are rough. Cause that’s when all the moms start really using the wine glass emojis and making jokes about when it’s acceptable to start drinking. Jokes that, in […]
What’s Your Intention?
Every day the first thing I do (after getting myself a cup of coffee, feeding the cat, and putting a load of laundry in the washing machine) is write down three things I’m grateful for in my bullet journal. Starting my day off by thinking about what I am thankful for helps me focus on […]
Are You Cultivating Your Creativity?
In the early days of this blog, I was sometimes a little bit aggressive. At the same time I was often overly defensive. I was exhausted and in the thick of it and feeling underappreciated and overextended and not very confident. While one of my goals in sharing my experiences was to let other moms […]
Because You Might Not Get One More Week
My current favorite podcast is Oprah’s Super Soul Conversations. (The Tony Robbins, Brene Brown, and Glennon Doyle episodes are three of my favorites). All the episodes are about thirty minutes long. They are the perfect length for a half hour workout. Today while I was on the elliptical, I listened to the Michael Singer episode. He’s […]
