Feb 26, 2022Adulting: Taking My Pause Dear Readers, I’m going to be taking a longer pause from my writing. I need more time to regroup and refocus, and I need to decide which...
Jan 20, 2022Adulting: 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...
Jan 15, 2022Adulting: 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, 2022Adulting and Encouragement: Journals and Jessica SimpsonInspiration to keep writing my story/my blog recently came from an unusual source: Jessica Simpson. This past year I listened to her book...
Dec 9, 2021Adulting and Friendship: I'm Sick of "Perfect"...I now realize how strong my perfectionist tendencies are. Friends who know me well have seen it all along, I'm sure (and are probably...
Nov 19, 2021Adulting: Eating the Frog...ETF: Eat the Frog, is the name of a gym my friend used to go to. I had so many questions for her because I had never heard that phrase....
Nov 11, 2021Adulting: 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 27, 2021Adulting: Mourning Our Cat Yoshi... It’s been a little over a year since our beloved cat, Yoshi, passed away. It has not been easy with that little guy gone. I still let...
Oct 14, 2021Adulting: Not My Best Moments...A recently experienced a very ugly side of myself. And unfortunately, some close friends saw it too. I won’t go into detail, but I do...