Category: self care
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Your pancakes don’t have to be perfect
I didn’t know it at the time, but when I was little pancakes were forming an important role in my life. Since I can remember, Sunday mornings meant pancakes with my grandpa after church. Of course this only lasted until I was about 16 or so and decided to rebel against, well, everything including pancakes…
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GUEST POST: What Change Teaches Us
I’m going to wrap the spirit of my article in the (somewhat worn) body of my own experience. I hope others find it helpful. I won’t get very personal or explicit but will be honest about my feelings. Retirement hadn’t been on my mind more than the usual after reaching age 65; my plan was to work past 72.…
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This is why you are tired: Tele- appointments
The world as we know it has changed. Yes. I am talking about the recent orders to stay at home for most of the world due to COVID-19. For many of us, this meant switching to seeing our doctors, therapists, bankers, etc online. I wanted to write today to take a moment to acknowledge how…
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Update: Food Sensitivity Test
I have had a couple requests to do an update on the food sensitivity test I did last August. Was it a life changer? Am I now a healthy, svelte supermodel? Did I drive myself mad? Read on to find out 😉 If you recall (and if you don’t recall you can find my original…
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Is everyone against me?
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Have you ever had the feeling like you are alone? Like no one understands you, or like you can’t do anything right for anyone? What a frustrating feeling this can be. I too know this feeling. Honestly, just about everyone has experienced this feeling at one point or another. So why do we get this…
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Taking a mindful moment
Today at work I was feeling a little restless. I had a couple of back-to-back late cancellations so I started eating my lunch early. As I sat there, looking out my office window, munching on the cucumbers I had packed I began to feel a sense of restlessness. It rushed over me in this all…
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I did food sensitivity testing, and here’s what I found…
In some ways, this post is a review of the food and misc. items sensitivity testing I used, but mostly, this is to talk about my results and how I am going to use them moving forward to better my health. This is not a sponsored post. Food sensitivity testing is something I have wanted…
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Yoga for your mental health
Dead bug, down dog, and full moon. If this sounds like an average Saturday night at my house….well, you are correct. But it is also the name of some of my favorite yoga poses! I recently rediscovered my love of yoga when a class near me opened up. I knew the instructor, and when I…
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Things for your loved ones to know when you have anxiety
For anyone with an anxiety disorder, or anyone just going through a stressful time…this post is for you. Er, well, it’s kind of for your friends and family…but also for you. You know what, just read it. I decided to write this post following a bit of intense anxiety in myself, and knowing my beloved…
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