Retreat
I have been blogging for (what feels like) a long time (I actually missed my six year blogoversary last month). I used to write almost every day, and I would wr...
Category: Health & Well Being
Staying the Course
I am writing this post on my elliptical. As in while I am exercising. I don’t know if it’s going to work but I thought I’d try it because time...
Hopeful
When I started implementing the no-additives diet I wondered what changes I hoped to see in my daughter’s behavior. There were moments I worried I wouldn&...
What the Bike has Taught Me
I’ve been wanting to write about the bike, about what I love (and don’t love) about it. I’ve wanted to write about how much I’m using it...
How much is too much?
I had a problem with alcohol for many, many years. In high school and college I used alcohol (and other drugs) to numb my emotional pain and ease my anxiety. Wh...
Denied
My petition to the life insurance company was denied. “The combination of depression and ADD/ADHD precludes [me] from being eligible.” I don’t...
Insecurities and Self-Advocacy
I electronically accepted the terms of my life insurance policy this weekend. I have continued to feel a lot of ambivalence about purchasing this policy, and a ...
The Lows
I am someone who is continually cycling through highs and lows. My highs are generally pretty awesome. I feel great. I am super productive. The possibilities se...
I Don’t Know How
I’ve been really down this past week, stuck in a low, low funk. I thought it was my period, which took it’s sweet time showing up, and made me an aw...
An Interlude
I’m not going to deny that Wednesday was one of the harder days I’ve experienced. I felt so ill, and I had two little people who felt just as bad, t...