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Getting Started
So I thought I would start this blog on April 1. I was going to use the April Fool’s cliché as the kick off. Then I was thinking about an interview I saw with Will Smith. He said something like: Why...
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Steps for creating vibrant health
So I did it. I faced my fears. I got on the scale. I had lost 25 lbs within two weeks of the big announcement. In the past couple of months, I’ve gained 13 back. This is not good. Time to take...
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30 Day Challenge
We’ve all heard a habit can be made in 21 Days. The problem is we have to remember to repeat the item for 21 Days in order to create the habit. Wow, can I relate to that! I seem to forget things I’m...
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Food – I like it!
I admit it. I’m overweight. I’m defined by the health community as obese. I know this. I really don’t need anyone telling me. Food is pleasant for me. I enjoy eating. I enjoy watching cooking shows. I...
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Look around – Life’s not that bad
Today, I received bad news about a friend of mine battling cancer. She’s 45 with three kids and she’s going home to die. Last month, I received bad news about a high school friend of mine who has gone...
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You Reap What You Sow
Last night was an eye opening moment. I was having dinner with my daughter. She stated that she wanted to lose some weight. (In my head, okay, she could lose a few pounds, but nothing agressive.) Then...
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Fear
Fear It freezes me; It confuses me; It intrigues me; But will it help me? I’m not a poet. I know that, but today’s topic is fear. Oh there are tons of quotes about fear. There are websites, books,...
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It’s All in your Head – or you Stomach
We talk about the stress that divorce sends us the adults through. Then we talk about the stress that the kids live with. Both Lucy and Thomas have had a visit with the psycharitrist. Neither of them...
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Follow up to “It’s all in you Head…”
During Lucy’s endoscopy the doctor asks – Is she under any stress lately? It took all my power not to scream – Her asshole father doesn’t want us anymore and is making us leave the country. But my...
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I’d like Anxiety with a side of Salmon, please
Okay, so after Adam’s big announcement the first thing the “marriage counselor” did was send me to a psychiatrist. She put me on Cipralex. It was working for months, but then I found myself stressed...
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When 7 is not a lucky number
Okay, I just jumped on the scale. That 7 extra pounds in 14 days! At this rate nothing will fit by July. New plan: Water then coffee Walk then movie Fruit then food I’ll give it this week and see how I...
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This little piggy went to the market…
Lucy has become a vegetarian. This is not a huge deal. She’s always been a picky eater. Last year, we did an at home test and determined she is a “super taster.” This only means she has more taste buds...
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Don’t Panic
Yesterday, I had to go to the bank to lock in my loan for a house I may or may not get. Just before leaving, I was jumping out of my skin. I couldn’t think straight. I couldn’t find my paperwork. I...
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What do you desire?
My guiding card today asked me to focus on what I desired. I seem to get this card often and can’t quite figure it out. So what do I desire? This is an excellent question. I think we all follow...
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If it was a boa, it would have strangled you….
Today was Mom’s first full day back in the house. It started with a bang. She arrived downstairs in her nightgown announcing that Dad and I needed to be more responsible about reminding her of taking...
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Breaking Down Anger
Yesterday was an enlightening meeting with my therapist. As expected, I covered the latest drama with Mom and Dad, Adam, and the kids. I explained how I was amazed when I set the stage right with Adam...
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There it is in Black and White
Here’s my horoscope from today’s paper: If you feel that you must continually try harder to make a relationship work, that’s a sign that the relationship is inherently dysfunctional. Yup, that pretty...
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Sympathy + Empathy = Apathy
On Sunday, our priest discussed Luke 16:19-31 and applied it to the terms Sympathy and Empathy. As defined by Dictionary.com, empathy is “the imaginative ascribing to an object, as a natural object or...
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Laughter is the Best Medicine
Yesterday was a banner day. I was excused from therapy. Okay, maybe excused isn’t the best word. It wasn’t court mandated or anything. I chose to go to therapy because I needed to talk, to vent, to...
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I’m giving advice…time to be worried
So today I was unpacking boxes and my electrician started asking me martial advice. Seriously, do you not remember that I’m in the process of getting divorced while still wanting my husband back by my...
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