I went out to eat with my cousin a few weeks ago and she asked me if I was dating at all and I replied with F*CK THAT and she was a little surprised. I belong to a Facebook group for divorced women and there are tons of posts about “never being able to find […]
Self Care
12 Week Weight Loss Progress Update
I gained 25 pounds in 2021. I basically ate my way through the discomfort of the second half of the year. By December all of my clothes were too tight (and they are pretty much all elasticized) 😂 I decided to join a weight loss/healthy living program at the Y called Lose to Win. It’s […]
This Week In Self-Care and Weight Loss: I’m (Still) Okay With People Being Wrong About Me
A little over three years ago I wrote a blog post entitled I’m Okay With People Being Wrong About Me. I’m still okay with people being wrong about me, but, like all of us, I sometimes revert to old behaviors and defend myself unnecessarily. Sometimes it takes me a minute to realize it, but I’m […]
This Week In Self-Care and Weight Loss, Episode 2: Filling The Tank
I don’t really hang out with many people in person any more. Covid and my divorce have made it especially easy to avoid humans because dealing with humans can be hard and covid made it easy to not deal with people in person and hide. When I’m tired I don’t want to talk to anyone. […]
This Week In Self-Care and Weight Loss, Episode 1: The Power of A Mindset Shift
In January I joined a program at the Y called Lose to Win. It’s a 12 week weight loss/healthy living program, and there are some competitive aspects to it as well. You can “win” several different categories including total percentage of weight lost, most group fitness classes attended, most cardio minutes, most spin classes, most […]
My Awesome New Bedroom (Makeover on a Budget)
I had Covid back in January and while I was isolating in my room I started redecorating in my head, and then as soon as I felt up to it I started redecorating in real life. When we first moved into the house last February, my room started out like this: It’s big and has […]