my fuzzy valentine
Happy Valentine’s Day! So far, I have nearly overdosed on chocolate, received a potted plant (mini roses) from a (female) desk mate and shared first date horror stories with anyone who would listen....
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Sometimes music can’t be loud enough and I just want it to rain… forever. Three day weekend approaching. Lousy neighbors and fireworks make me anxious. I’m trying not to think about it. My head is...
View Articlewith all my heart
I took this picture 2 days before we got the news about Robin Williams. I was getting ready to have a very busy August and fully expecting there would be stressful times in the following weeks. It...
View Articleawake my soul
How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyes I struggle to find any truth in your lies And now my heart stumbles on things I don’t know My weakness I feel I must finally show Lend me your hand and we’ll...
View Articleworld falls down
I have a habit of playing my favorite movies over and over when I am anxious or sick. It’s something that I know will comfort me, when nothing else seems to work. Let’s just say Labyrinth played more...
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Right, so I’m in the middle of a few projects which is great and not so great all at the same time. Great because of money (yay, money!), not so great because I feel like I’m working working working,...
View Articlebig and small
Every day I struggle with small things. Things I know I can handle, not because they are small but because I’m still here and I’ve never not been able to get through to the next moment, and the next...
View Articleuntidy
In response to the recent terror attacks, I remarked to a friend… I can’t human today. Their reply: Look for the good. A few hours later, I read a tweet from Elizabeth Gilbert saying “…Remain human.”...
View Articlewhat’s left
Needed to post ALL WEEK, but posting about my own mental wellness or the lack of cold weather or other more trivial things seemed less important than snuggling my dog or talking to my cats, watching...
View Articlebetter today
Twenty-Sixteen is here! Are you looking forward to each new day it brings? I’m not a person that does resolutions. Instead, I tend to choose a theme or maybe just one word to focus on. One goal I did...
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When I had my meltdown in January it became clear I was going to need help dealing with difficult things looming over me. My father’s illness for one, my own health issues another, the human...
View Articleuntil then
August is mostly a difficult month for me as far as work goes. It’s the month that the workload picks back up at the day job and it’s the month that I work on a few labor intensive contract jobs. I’m...
View Articleyou are here
We made it to September! Hooray for small miracles, am I right? Today was a decent day. Jacksonville just narrowly avoided Hermine (tropical storm?). Only a little bit scary around 4am this morning...
View Articlelovesick
When I was growing up, if ever I was ‘not hungry’ when offered a snack by my Dad, he’d smile and ask “What are you…in love?” “Ew! No, daaaaaaaahd!” I’d reply with my nose scrunched up. As a kid my...
View Articlewe’ll be alright
Worrying has been a hobby of mine for a while. Irrational worry is part of my OCD…which I refer to as “my loop.” Not sure if anyone else deals with this in a similar way, when I’m in a loop I have a...
View Articlelet go. show up. repeat.
This is such a relatable quote. Over the weekend I was working on a project for the blog and started to feel anxious about getting everything just right. I started rebranding a couple weeks ago and...
View Articlecat fight
Long story short, I went to the ER last night for the first in a series of rabies vaccinations. Short story a little longer: I was bitten by I stray cat while walking Mac around the block. The cat...
View Articlenew day
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every day and be done...
View Articlelet the rain fall
It’s been a very stormy day, I woke up to thunder and heavy rain and was glad. I like it when the weather matches my mood. Sometimes it seems like we’re rushed through our sadness or, worse,...
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