Category: Life Experiences
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Discovering the Ick
I don’t often use modern “slang” because I’m a snob and I like to think I’m cooler than that, but some words just make sense. One term I find myself over using is “ick”. As a snob there are a LOT of things that do give me the absolute ICK. As I navigate this world…
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Cafe Drinks that Aren’t Coffee
Does anyone else love coffee shops but not love coffee? Once upon a time I loved a good iced latte. I realized that hot coffee, especially on an empty stomach, makes me a nervous jittery wreck. Iced coffee does not (as much). Then my favorite coffee place got bought out by some clowns and the…
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A Day In the Life… Wintery Sundays!
I don’t know if I’ve ever given you a “day in the life” schedule for a weekend. But here goes! 7:30 – Wake up, get dressed (changing your outfit 2-3 times before satisfaction), tame the hair that is freshly washed from Saturday night and get in the car by 8:15 8:15 – Head to church,…
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Action Boards
I’m sure you have heard of vision boards, to help people visualize the future they want. You can make it online or in person. You can draw it, use stickers, cut out pictures from magazines, you can personalize it any which way. I have made a few vision boards in my day. One was titled,…
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Chicken Hacks
If you don’t want to fork over $30+ for one of those heated waterers for your chickens this season here’s what you can do. Go to your local thrift store, find a $5 crock pot, fill it with water and plug it in for the chickens. It’s nice because you can easily remove the crock…
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Writing Prompt
I have started to write in a journal as part of therapy. When something comes up that really bothers me or I have a strong reaction to it I take a note and think, “Where does this intensity come from? Why was I trigged by xyz?” Then I try to link it to other feelings…
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Making Friends as an Adult
Guess what’s hard… making friends as an adult! Why? Because small talk kills the soul and it’s so weird to invite adults to hang out. Does it have to be awkward? No. But do I end up feeling awkward 90% of the time? Definitely. I am going to start introducing myself as a “recovering anxious…
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Stories of FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)
In case you were pregnant and considering alcohol, think again! The damage that does to your babies brain is unreal. My youngest sister was adopted from Russia in 2004. Her birth mother drank and my sister’s brain is forever altered. At 20 years old there are basic concepts that my sister struggles with. The other…
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Names List
I have started keeping a list of names to help me remember my new friends at church. I felt weird at first so I kept it to myself, but the other day a lady said, “I need to write your name down so I remember!” And I realized I was in good company. Some people…
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Beautiful Things
I have been keeping a note in my phone of beautiful sights that I see every day. It’s part of my ‘obnoxiously optimistic’ lifestyle that I adopted back in October. What beautiful things have you seen this month?
Redheaded Jill 