How do we know which of our words and actions - however small - will be the ones that stick with someone else? The ones they’ll remember and hold on to, despite that never being our intention or expectation? That’s a somewhat rhetorical question, since the common advice is to live your life with an … Continue reading A New Dress (and Something More)
I wrote a few weeks ago about my incessant feelings of guilt and shame. In an ideal world, I'd be updating you all with the news that I've found a way to rid myself of these overwhelming (and, more often than not, overwhelmingly unhelpful) feelings. But, of course, my weekly therapy sessions and iterative self-improvement … Continue reading More Thoughts on Feeling Guilty
Hello, and welcome to the second edition of "Feel-Better Friday!" Thanks for joining me on this quest to end my work week on a positive note. I would like to start by giving a quick shout-out to the receptionist at the imaging center where I got an MRI earlier this week: you are the most … Continue reading Feel-Better Friday, Part 2
I started watching Schitt's Creek a few weeks ago at the recommendation of many friends and, first of all... I was not!!!!!!! expecting it!!!!! to get so emotional!!!! For context: I finished Season 3 last night, and the Grad Night episode took it right out of me. I've been watching an episode per night as comic … Continue reading Feel-Better Friday
I sat on my couch last Sunday night and - as I do every Sunday night - stared at the week I'd anally planned ahead in my notebook, down to each 20 minute interval of time. If there's one thing that assuages my anxiety (temporarily, at least) it's writing lists and schedules. Something about seeing … Continue reading Lists & Small Joys
