• A New Idea

    “Something Good” Sunday This week there have been quite a few “something good”s. Work was still super slow which means that I got a lot done around the house. I have been sticking to my running routine of getting up early and running the 2-mile path around my neighborhood. I opted to make yesterday my…

  • The Littlest Step

    “Something Good” Sunday It’s difficult today to look back and find something good from this week. I’ve had some crazy fatigue this week and an all-around feeling of unmotivation. There are things that I want to do and yet, I haven’t even thought about doing them. I have a project where I want to reorganize…

  • Uninspired

    I have felt particularly uninspired lately. I haven’t posted to my social media since before Easter. I have gobs of ideas and things I want to share, but I have no energy to do it. I haven’t even felt like writing lately. I badly need to finish transcribing volume 7 of my journals. Volume 7…

  • A Message from the Universe

    Screenshot Saturday I shared this screenshot back in February. When I originally posted this, I reflected on how as a teacher, I tried to do everything. Because I said yes to everything. But now I don’t because I know that what really matters is at home. It has nothing to do with my job. I…

  • Movies That Motivate

    Movie/music Monday There are a few movies that I’ll watch over and over because they make me feel a certain way. For example, initially, I watched “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Working Girl”, not just because they’re good movies but because they motivated me to do school work. I usually watched them while I was…

  • Survivors, Not Superheroes

    Screenshot Saturday I captured this screenshot on June 26, 2021. Before my adult trauma started. Before my CPTSD diagnosis. I still had plenty of unhealed childhood trauma and I suspect that’s why I saved this. I recognized the effect that trauma had on me long before I sought the help of a therapist to heal…

  • Once Again…Hamilton

    Movie/music Monday I’m writing this post on Sunday night, just before 10:00. I plan to start the 9-10 hour drive back home around 6 or 7 in the morning. No time for a post before I go and I’m sure I won’t feel like writing anything once I get home. Since tomorrow/today is Monday, I…

  • Make Your Mark

    Screenshot Saturday The screenshot for this week was saved in May 2021. It’s possible I saw it on the Facebook page of the sticker company I get monthly subscription packs from. In May of that year, I was finally wrapping up a year of teaching both in-person and virtual students. It was the first full…

  • Vintage Motivation

    Talk About it Tuesday I am a chronic screenshot taker. I do a lot of scrolling on Facebook and Instagram and so I am perpetually taking a screenshot of quotes and memes and other things that I want to remember. I have quite the collection of motivational quotes. I think I’d like to start sharing…

  • Brave

    Music/movie Monday I was listening to my “inspirational” playlist in my car the other day. The song “Brave” by Sara Bareilles came up. This is one of the first songs I added to this playlist. The song came out in 2013 and even back then this song resonated with me. In fact, back then, it…