Stop letting your emotions control your life Are you a rational thinker who considers all the facts before making decisions? Do you think about consequences before taking action? Or are you an emotional thinker who lets emotion cloud their judgement, impulsively bases their decisions on gut feelings and doesn’t worry about the fallout? Maybe you’re …
Today is my son’s 21st birthday. Instead of celebrating the wonderful day of his birth, I am feeling very sad about life during this pandemic. We had a big day of celebration planned, but it has all been cancelled. We were supposed to be seeing the Broadway show, Hamilton, tonight. We were supposed to be …
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According to Wikipedia, Mother’s Day is “a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society”. While a noble idea in theory, it leaves many people dreading Mother’s Day for a variety of reasons: Perhaps your mother died and you feel lonely and bereft …
Most of us have so many choices that we take them for granted. This freedom of choice allows us to make everyday decisions like where we are going to get our morning coffee or what we will have for breakfast. Are we going to hit the gym and do some weight lifting, or take an …
Most of us grew up hearing the expression “good things come to those who wait.” As children, we slowly learned that we could usually get what we wanted (within reason) if we were patient and first did what our parents told us to. If we wanted dessert, first we had to eat those yucky vegetables. …
Good things come to those who wait (the art of delayed gratification) Read More »
I’ve been experiencing some struggles in my life that have made me feel that life is hard. Too hard sometimes. On top of juggling the multiple priorities of adult life, my primary concern at the moment is that my beloved dog may have a tumor. My worry and despair led me down the rabbit hole …
25 REASONS WHY YOUR LIFE IS HARD (and tips to make it better) Read More »
Shit needs to be done and bills have to be paid and the dog puked on the carpet and the kid had a meltdown and we have appointments today but the car broke down and we need to eat and the house is a disaster and the basement is flooding and OMG I’m feeling so …
A clean house has never been one of my primary goals. It’s not even in the top 10. I admit it would be nice to live in a spotless house, but who has the time or the motivation to keep it that way? There’s just too much housework to do! But It’s a fact of …
I was recently told I needed a root canal procedure and, despite my intense fear of dentistry in general and root canals in particular, it didn’t kill me. My root canal didn’t even hurt (much)! Part of being a responsible adult is taking care of your dental health. And avoiding tooth pain. I’m a really …
Does a root canal hurt? Here’s my experience (short answer is NO) Read More »
