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My Week of Radical Optimism
engaging : trustdelete_file / worryall_systems_go I’m going through a difficult time in my life, where PMDD has met perimenopause in a battle for my soul. Dramatic. But it feels that way sometimes. I made the mistake of being sedentary for a while, because my shoulders and neck decided to have a painful cramp that lasted…
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Restarting and Rebooting Any Time
system.rebootLoading…> initiating : fresh_start ✨ If you’re not having a good day, usually, you can stop and restart. I was just feeling guilty that it was 9:30am, and I hadn’t eaten a good breakfast (again) and I let the laundry sit in the hamper (again), but then I thought… Let’s start this day again. Let’s…
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Relearning to Focus
Loading…attention.span.error⚠️Redirect > Less_Phone I recently started some courses, and I noticed my mind not being able to quite grasp what I was being taught. The content is interesting to me. It’s something I’m very passionate about. Then it hit me: my attention span is completely shattered. For the past few years, I’ve been consuming too…
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My Body Demanding That I Slow Down
BackError⚠️initiating_pain.sequence…activate:muscle_cramp >+success+ Yes, that’s me today. I had a little pain on the left side of my neck and shoulders, which I managed to ignore successfully for a week. I kept up with my busy schedule. But now, my body is cramping on the right side. Neck, shoulder, all the way down the back. This…
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Saturday Family Time
saturday.mode = * family *initiate_cuddle_looploading… snacksshutdown:worries Today is Saturday, and for the first time in about three weeks: nobody is sick! No one has or is recovering from a cold, or a bug, or the sniffles. So I’m hoping today will be a sweet day :-] All I want to do is play and cuddle…
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A Day Separate With Our Own Friends
initiating writing sequence:reaching into heart/mind…output: > Today we each see our friends in our respective groups. It’s nice to log off and enjoy our time with others. For me, it used to be hard to make friends. Not anymore. I thought it was a myth that as you got older, you gained more confidence. Me?…
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From Diapers to Dreams: Reclaiming My Hobbies After the Toddler Phase
Today, I get some time to myself, and it’s in these moments that I wonder: Who am I when I’m not a mom? The role of a mother has been all-consuming for me, and that has been totally by choice. This wonderful experience has been the most amazing I’ve had in my entire life! The…
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A Most Beautiful Day
Today, self-care looks like opening all the windows and letting the sunshine in. It’s a beautiful day. Blue sky, no clouds. Fresh air flowing into every room. The rustle of dried leaves announcing the official start of autumn. A couple of playful blue jays came to visit earlier, with plump bellies and bright blue feathers.…
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