“Healthy striving is self-focused: ‘How can I improve?’ Perfectionism is other-focused: ‘What will they think?” -Brené Brown Healthy striving! I absolutely love that! I’m juggling a lot but even with a full plate, I still want to do well and show effort. I do want to improve at the same time, when I worry aboutContinue reading “Healthy Striving”
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Braids
Today we started my braids, and I’m just so excited for them to be done! I have been so frustrated with my hair that I finally gave in and figured out how to do jumbo braids with some help from my mama. We haven’t finished yet, but they are looking pretty good so far. I’mContinue reading “Braids”
Rest and Relax
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest taken between two deep breaths.” — Etty Hillesum Today was a meditation day for me. I got under my weighted blanket, turned out the lights, and chose a guided meditation. It had to be done for self-care or I won’t sleep tonight. TheContinue reading “Rest and Relax”
Good Morning Sleepyhead
“True literature can exist only where it is created, not by diligent and trustworthy functionaries, but by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels, and skeptics.” – Yevgeny Zamyatin Time to come out of hiding. There’s a story to be written. There are hearts that need a clang of discomfort and souls that need the warmth ofContinue reading “Good Morning Sleepyhead”
Math Anxiety
I cannot believe how much I love stats. Literally, I cried with tutors over math my entire life! But give me some stats problems to solve and I will not stop until I figure them out. I liked stats 10 years ago, and I still like it now. Wild. If I were to go backContinue reading “Math Anxiety”
Merry Go Round
“How do you know it’s time to take your girlfriend to a merry-go-round?” “When you want to spin the rest of your life with her.” When I was a kid, I used to love the merry-go-round. I liked trying to walk afterward and feeling the world around me. These days, I get excited when IContinue reading “Merry Go Round”
The Right Time
“I am in exactly the right place at exactly the right time.” I’m on my way to 40, and it’s starting to get to me. I went down the rabbit hole of feeling like I wasted so much time (5 years) trying to have and keep a baby that I didn’t stay focused on myContinue reading “The Right Time”
Word After Word
“A word after a word after a word is power.” – Margaret Atwood I’m just over here putting words after words. I’m not in it for the power over others but for the power over my own thoughts and actions. There’s a lot going on every day. It’s so easy to lose yourself in itContinue reading “Word After Word”
Write It Out
“Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.” – Jules Renard This is interesting. This must be coming from a different type of mind because I interrupt my own thoughts, words, flow, and whatever else all the time. Just now, I just interrupted myself. You would never know from reading this blog how manyContinue reading “Write It Out”
Happy Valentine’s Day
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” – Thomas Aquinas I knew I wanted to marry my husband when I saw him, but I knew even more when he became my best friend. I could tell him anything, and it felt like I had known him forever on ourContinue reading “Happy Valentine’s Day”
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