Its officially December. For me, December means a great deal of things. There's the usual Christmas, and Holiday parties. There's shopping for gifts, wrapping and decorating. December is also my birthday (precisely one week before Christmas) - so that's thrown into the mix. December means seeing people I haven't seen in a while, catching up [...]
Read More...You know, I just can't be trusted. Months ago I started the Who I want to Be series. The idea was, that I would work harder on being who I want to be, and share that journey with you. The three main things that I wanted to focus on were: Be Healthier Exercise Control Compulsions Share [...]
Read More...I had no plans for a Wanna Be Wednesday this week. I've been plagued with headaches and feeling very busy. This one segment, I thought, I could just leave out this week. I was wrong. Yesterday I got a disturbing phone call from a family member, we'll call her Lynne. She was upset and crying [...]
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Since beginning my journey on Who I Want To Be, I've spent a lot of time in reflection. I review myself, give myself criticism, praise myself, forgive myself, destress myself, relax myself.... seeing a trend? But this week my focus has been outside of my own self. My darling husband has been such a help since I've known [...]
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Boy howdy. Its difficult to follow the amazing guest post from last week's Who I want to Be Wednesday, but I guess I'll try. A couple weeks ago in this segment I highlighted how I manage my stress. I talked about trying to leave my trouble's in other's hands and not worry so much. Its [...]
Read More...Hey everyone, its Wednesday again. The day I reflect on my journey towards Who I Want to Be. This week I have the distinct pleasure of introducing Bethany from Sprinkles and Allergies to you all. Bethany and I went to High School together. To be honest, we were each different people back then and we weren't [...]
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Things get hectic. Yup- that happens. People start to get pushy, and you start to feel overwhelmed. That's when I'm at my worst. I internalize a lot of "what ifs" and "how comes", which leads me to be constantly anxious about what I'm going to do next. In the beginning of the Who I Want to Be [...]
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A couple weeks ago, when I began my journey to Who I Want To Be, part of what I discussed includes my over-grooming tendancies. Basically, I have a compulsion when dealing with stress where I over critique and "groom" my skin. Usually by way of scratching/picking pimples and blackheads on my face. Sometimes until it [...]
Read More...Last week I spent some time in self reflection in the Who I Want To Be post. Since then, I have been working to make good decisions in regard to my diet, exercise and blemish control. I'm happy to say that so far I'm doing good! I use LiveStrong.com to track my daily progress and [...]
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