Last weekend I was feeling a tad nervous, knowing on Monday I was having repairs done to my bathroom. I had a leak from the caulk lifting in my shower stall that I opted to ignore. The idea of having someone come out and redo my disgusting caulk, and repair the wall, was stressful to … Continue reading What a Difference a Week Makes
Perfection – An Ode to Summer
Is there a more perfect season than summer? Well, that depends on who you are asking but for me, no there is not. I live for summer. Bright, blue, sunny skies make my soul joyful. Lush green leaves rustling with a breeze that dances on my skin? Heaven. While I’m not one to head to … Continue reading Perfection – An Ode to Summer
Juggling
No matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to stay on top of all of the things that are important to me. Loss of focus, perhaps minor bouts of depression, or just plain laziness could be the culprits, take your pick, but something always seems to get in the way. The changes I’m struggling … Continue reading Juggling
Progress Isn’t Linear
Progress isn’t linear. This is the phrase that repeats in my head as I backslide. Some weeks I am crushing it at waking up and meditating first thing. For one whole week I was up at 6am. By Saturday of that week I fell off the wagon. Lately, I am back to rolling out of … Continue reading Progress Isn’t Linear
Epiphanies
Lately, in my previously mentioned quest for clean, I’ve been having epiphanies. As I lay my head down at night to sleep ideas are bombarding me. “If I clean out x drawer I can move y things into it.” Or, “If I sort my closet to have cardigans grouped together, dresses grouped together, and so … Continue reading Epiphanies
Quest for Clean
I come from a family of neat freaks. My grandmother’s level of cleaning was beyond what normal people would ever do. The tales I heard of her, rigging up homemade scaffolding to balance precariously over the stairs to clean a window. Her daughters followed suit although my poor mother had four kids who were a … Continue reading Quest for Clean
Magic
I am convinced there is magic in female friendships. I’ve experienced it in my own life and I’ve been swept away by it in the following tv shows and movies: The Golden GirlsSex and the CityGirlsHarlemAnd Just Like ThatThe Bold TypeDesigning WomenGrace and FrankieFirefly LaneInsecureBig Little LiesWorkin’ MomsSweet MagnoliasWine CountryPOMS I share this list because … Continue reading Magic
Better
Things are slowly getting better. I’m moving more, not napping during the week. I’m reading again, I’m writing again. I’m finding balance between rest and productivity, whereas before I was all rest, yet never feeling rested. Today I watched a video from an immunologist at University of Michigan who thinks this is the year the … Continue reading Better
Fighting Old Habits
Why are old or bad habits so hard to break? Today, I am tired. When I got off work I felt so desperately tired. I didn’t sleep the best last night. I fought the urge to crawl into bed and under my blankets, knowing full well it would ruin sleep for tonight. I sat on … Continue reading Fighting Old Habits
The Little Things
They say it is the little things in life and as always the ubiquitous ‘they,’ are correct. I finally caved and bought a Roomba. I’ve wanted one for years but while I had my never fully house trained chihuahua, Frankie, it was out of the question. My living situation is now different and I decided … Continue reading The Little Things
Martinis and Meltdowns 