“The mirror is my best friend, because when I cry it never laughs.” Charlie Chaplin I got distracted watching myself in the mirror during my […]
Eating Faux Pas
In my evolving journey to be healthier, I’m still making a lot of mistakes. If what you eat is the door to losing weight, portion control has been my key. I haven’t necessarily cut out foods I love but cut down. I play the game of counting calories which I’ve warned people about for the last ten years. I lean towards obsessive, after all, and food and weight is something I don’t want to be obsessive about.
An Adult To-Do List
Ten recent and normal human things that baffle me in young single adulthood AKA times I wish I did still live with my competent and […]
The Screen Time Time-Suck
My iPhone lets me know my screen time average once a week; that is, how much time each day I’m spending looking at my phone. It was 2 hours and 13 minutes last week. With an average of 69 phone pickups per day. And that was down 17% from the week before. I am mildly appalled.
Saving Gratitudes
Happiness and gratitude are all tangled up in one another. You need to know, and know intentionally, what makes you happy and what makes you grateful. In the every day, these things fill you up with light. In the hard days, these things are a refuge. It becomes a to-do list. I love my family so I call my family. I love baths so I draw myself a bath and light a candle. It’s hard to conjure light when we’re in the dark so we need to keep some bottled from the bright days. Make a list, save it away, use it well.
Fitness: What’s Working For Me
I talked about a few things I began last year (my year of Rhythm) that finally got me in a routine for fitness that I’ve been able to hold … longer than I’ve held one in a long time. Everyone’s different, but I wanted to expand and share what’s working for me.
Cathartic Cleaning
Pick up the strewn sweaters. Recycle the emptied La Croix and Diet Coke cans on the counter. Wash the dishes in the sink. Put the facewash and hairbrush and makeup bag back in the big. Take a washcloth and wipe the surfaces clean. Straighten the pillows. Straighten the bed. Straighten the world you can control.
Being Easy to Please
When I say easy to please, I don’t mean for the big things and I don’t mean settling. I think we should demand the best for ourselves in love, respect, and human dignity. I think we should rally and work and get better and better. I mean, when you can, find happiness in small moments.
The Moderation Ring
My mom wore my great grandfather’s golden ring for most of her life
Design Your Downtime
I believe in designing my downtime. I’ve spent plenty of days aimless, without plans, looking up from the TV to see that ten hours have […]