Redheaded Jill

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  • Unofficial Mom: Part 2

    After recognizing a lot of the resentment I was holding onto just for kicks we talked about what I would do differently if I could redo college. Because that’s where a lot of my issues stem from. I told my shrink that if I could go back in time, I would only stay in Tennessee… Read more

  • Unofficial Mom

    Therapy has been doing so well. Last week we did some EMDR and I feel like a couple breakthroughs were made. Sometimes I joke about having oldest daughter syndrome And I talked a lot about how I was always the mom of my friend groups. And while that is just part of my personality, and… Read more

  • Lose the Desperation

    There’s an Instagram account to a guy named Christian Walker, and he says some pretty amazing things. He talks a lot about dating and marriage and expectations Women should have and how not to fall for guys who aren’t interested in commitment. The other day, someone said, Christian I’m really desperate to get married… And… Read more

  • Memories of the 2000s

    When I was a kid, I remember anytime we would be going to a place taking multiple cars could get stressful. Not everyone had a GPS, not everyone had a phone. We used to drive around with walkie-talkies so that we could communicate with the other car. Then when I was in high school, we… Read more

  • Tapping for Mental Health

    Have you heard of tapping? Tapping for success or tapping for wealth? No, that’s not a reference to dance. From my very limited research, tapping utilizes acupuncture points, sort of like somatic exercise. The tapping keeps your brain engaged, but it’s sort of meditative. The last couple days I have listened to several guided videos… Read more

  • A Day In the Life: Summer Nanny

    9:30- arrival. The baby is asleep and the boys are playing legos. 10:30- baby wakes up 11:00- made hamburger casserole for lunch, fed the varmints 11:30- enforce quiet time for the boys to read bc I need to deal with my own overstimulation without the boys using the tv 12:30- quiet time is over, attempt… Read more