Skip to contentThis is category is Life and Life is messy. Here you will find words, pictures, thoughts, and observations on life. Anything that doesn’t neatly fit under my other categories ends up here. Sometimes it might be a piece of sage advice, some crazy rant or even a hormone surge. Take it for what it is. It might be a random thought I have in the night. It could be something just freely pouring out of my head that might not make sense. It could be a very well researched essay with foot notes and everything. Who knows? Life is unpredictable. All you can do is hold on and enjoy the ride. Maybe you will learn something interesting along the way.
You don’t know me but reading my blog gives you some insight into who I am right now. Who I was before remains a mystery at least for a little while. My lives are starting to collide with old friends discovering my blog and new friends discovering my life. On my blog I reveal […]
I recently spent a little over a week with no television and no internet and only a burner phone with limited minutes and no data. I was almost completely cut off from the outside world.
2015 a year full of possibilities, blessings, and abundance. This is going to be a great year! Fifteen minute timed writing before dinner. Today has been a very productive day. We got the pantry cleaned out and all the tools sorted. We even got all the paper towels put away – an entire case. We
There are days that echo through time, where you feel as if you have been transported into this life by some unseen force. These are the days you wish you could stay in bed tucked up under the covers and wait for reality to sink in. Today is such a day. I feel as if
Life can’t always be perfect, and making mistakes occasionally is a fact of human life – from the small slip up or error of judgment to behavior that we know is wrong and carry out anyway. As humans, we are fallible, no matter what personal standards we try to uphold, and sometimes circumstances can
In life, you’re going to need to have a certain mentality if you’re to be content overall. Life is all about experiencing what’s in front of you, and you can’t do that if you have a negative way of thinking every single day. If you feel as though you’re going to be in a
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You may have heard the term empty-nesting before, but chances are you aren’t too familiar with it. If you’re a woman over fifty who’s been through menopause and your kids have moved out of home, then this is for you! In this post, we will look at what empty nesting means to women over fifty,
In the west, when we talk about wellness, we’re mainly concerned with getting rid of unwanted feelings, such as anxiety, low mood, paranoia, and hostility. Interestingly, though, we don’t focus on achieving states of bliss or ecstasy. You might see the odd writer mentioning “happiness” or “joy” here and there. But, usually, when you explore
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Self-confidence is a wavering beast that can react to a variety of things. One day, you wake up feeling good in your skin, and the next, you are haunted by the mistakes you’ve made in the past. The problem, when it comes to self-confidence, is that it starts with you. It doesn’t matter what people
Everyone should spend some time each day doing something creative that brings them joy. Creativity is, by and large, something that most of us respect and admire in others. When it comes to influential artists and musicians, not to mention innovators in the world of tech, their creativity can even transform the way we
Chances are you’ve heard about “practicing gratitude,” and it probably sounds as easy as thanking someone for something they did for you, right? While this is technically a part of practicing gratitude, it actually goes far beyond that. It’s a great way to pay attention to the little things, and it helps show you that
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[contentblock id=1 img=gcb.png] Sunday. A rainy dreary winter Sunday here in Appalachia. The kind of day you just want to stay in bed. The kind of day that depression thrives on. You just want to pull your covers over your head and not even look out the window. Its the kind of day where the
