I spent yesterday intermittently crying. It was situational, but I have also been under quite a bit of stress recently. I knew I needed to get back to basics and take care of myself and my environment today. I spent about five hours cleaning. The kitchen is totally clean. The dining room is totally clean. […]
self care
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. […]
Keep Start Stop
Every day in E-School members receive an email from me. Sometimes the emails are related to the topic we are focusing on that month (it’s Financial February right now) and other times we are doing more reflection/introspection or something more lighthearted (like on Fun Fridays). Most Sunday emails focus on introspection, and I encourage members […]
This is the last time I’m doing this.
Nine years ago I was at my heaviest (non-pregnant) weight ever. I had given birth to five kids in six years, was overwhelmed, had no money, was in a fucked up marriage and was not taking care of myself. Life looked like this: And this: and this: and this: Nine years ago I was 43 […]
It’s Not You, It’s Me
I spent the weekend at a swim meet on Long Island with my 10 and 12-year-old. It’s nice to be back at swim meets. It’s nice to see the kids having fun on deck with their friends. It’s nice to be able to sit in the stands and actually see your kids swim in person. […]
I Choose to see the Opportunities
The kids went to their father’s house today at noon. They are with him for the whole weekend. I had a Facebook live to do for E-School, and then I was going to just chill out for a little bit. It was a cold and rainy morning here in CT, so it was the perfect […]