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I generally don’t like going out to eat by myself. I feel self conscious as if my being alone is some statement about my worth as a human being. Surely, I wouldn’t be eating by myself if I had friends or a husband or something. I’ve gotten better about this as I’ve gotten older. It . . . → Read More: Go To Dinner Alone  4 comments  Posted on March 2nd, 2010 in Emotional Self Care, Intellectual Self Care, Parenting, Self Care  Divorce, Family, learning how to be happy, Self Care I wrote yesterday about finding out that my husband was having an affair. I thought a lot about what to write and how to write it. I was accused on FB today of airing dirty laundry in the public forum of a blog and Facebook, since my blog feeds there too. I am not interested . . . → Read More: Divorce Day Two 6 comments Posted on February 25th, 2010 in Emotional Self Care, Self Care affair, alanon, Divorce, Family, learning how to be happy, Self Care What’s your love language? No, it’s not a kinky question. I’m talking about how you experience emotional love. Apparently, we don’t all feel loved the same way. I just finished reading The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman. After three different women recommended this book, I finally . . . → Read More: Learn the Five Love Languages 2 comments Posted on February 11th, 2010 in Emotional Self Care, Self Care expressive love in the way your partner can feel it, gary chapman, learning how to be happy, Self Care, the five love language Yesterday I overheard a librarian saying, “I was born with a red pen in my hand.” Well, when I was getting my teaching certification they told us red made the kids feel bad, so I bled all over their papers in purple, in pink, in whatever color ink was supposed to have more positive connotations. . . . → Read More: Look for Solutions Instead of Problems One comment Posted on February 10th, 2010 in Emotional Self Care, Self Care learning how to be happy, scheduling family time around work, Self Care Not being able to communicate makes me crazy.Sometimes it’s a matter of one person saying something and another person misunderstanding or hearing something else. That kind of communication is not so easy to fix. But when someone’s trying to communicate with you and can’t because your phone isn’t working properly, that’s a little more straightforward. . . . → Read More: Fix the Phones Leave a comment Posted on February 8th, 2010 in Emotional Self Care, Self Care learning how to be happy, replacing phone batteries, Self Care, setting ringtones, simple fixes to annoying problems What feeds you, reminds you who you are, and connects you back to your core? For me, it’s poetry. At least it used to be, before I got pregnant. Then I stopped being able to read or write poetry. I couldn’t even go to a reading because my mind would wander and I’d forget what . . . → Read More: Get Back to Yourself 2 comments Posted on February 4th, 2010 in Emotional Self Care, Self Care learning how to be happy, Self Care, what makes you most you When I can’t control the havoc inside my head, it’s time to pick up the house. If anyone had told me before I had a child that laundry took nine steps, I would have laughed. But it’s true. Put dirty clothes in basket Take basket to laundry room Run load of wash Transfer to dryer . . . → Read More: Pick Up the Pigsty 5 comments Posted on February 3rd, 2010 in Emotional Self Care, Self Care clearing out the clutter, emotional benefits of cleaning the house, Self Care So I’m saying it out loud (writing it out loud?): I’m going to lose 40 pounds by the time I turn 40. When is that? December 22nd. Considering I do not get on scales or really know what exactly I weighed when this year of self care started, how will I know? I’ll feel better, . . . → Read More: Run Your Butt Off 2 comments Posted on February 2nd, 2010 in Physical Self Care, Self Care finding a running program, motivation to exercicse, Self Care When the life you thought you were building may be crumbling around you, there’s only so much the gym can do. But it’s still worth going. Count 60 minutes that you have a distraction from your growing desperation. Or add up oxygen and endorphin release, strengthening your muscles, feeling proud of what your body can . . . → Read More: Go to the Gym 2 comments Posted on February 1st, 2010 in Emotional Self Care, Physical Self Care, Self Care benefits of exercise, doing yoga for mental health, Self Care, what to do when your life is falling apart As I sunk back into another depression this fall, I realized that the way I’ve been living my life is not the way I want to live. It’s not the life I want. So I’ve committed this year (and the rest of my life) to learning how to take care of myself, to engage in . . . → Read More: Make a List of Things You Like About Yourself 3 comments Posted on January 31st, 2010 in Emotional Self Care, Mental Health, Self Care learning how to be happy, learning how to like yourself, Self Care |
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