This is the time of year where I normally begin a slow descent into depression. It took me quite a while to recognize this. Last year was the first time I put two and two together. Every December I become very emotional. Very weepy. Prone to unwarranted and unexpected bouts of tears. My little brother […]
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Avail Yourself Of This Opportunity
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 […]
We All Get What We Tolerate
This past July when I was at a really, REALLY low point and struggling with having all the kids home and trying to work both in and out of the home and feeling hopeless about my marriage and being incredibly stressed out over financial stuff and dealing with this stupid injury in my butt and […]
Three Things I’m Grateful For Today
1.Perfect weather on the 4th of July. 2. A stack of This Old House magazines from my mom. I’m gonna spend two hours today paging through magazines and reading and dreaming outside by the pool. In the perfect 4th of July weather. 3.Keb’ Mo’ I discovered Keb’ Mo’ about fifteen years ago. I could […]
Three Things I’m Grateful For Today
Bit by bit, it’s working. Starting my day by making a conscious effort to show gratitude is already helping me to spend much less energy focusing on the negative. So here are three things I’m grateful for today: 1) The anticipation of a new book, but even better, books with built in bookmarks! I love […]
Does it really matter?
Today I found myself texting a friend and telling her I was livid. And I found myself getting really worked up over this thing that, in the big picture, was not a big deal at all. It was an inconvenience, and it was annoying, but ultimately, it’s irrelevant. A year from now, it won’t make a […]