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January 7, 1996
What I’m doing and why I’m doing it–Journaling for Mental Health: A 30-Year Journey Well, I found out we have no school on Monday. Alright! Best friend #1 got home today. She was staying at one of her friends houses. So, I told her the whole thing about boyfriend #2 and what he said. She… →
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I Believed
If there was a biography about you, what would the title be? It’s kind of cheesy (that’s not the title!). I’ve seen this on lapel pins and stickers and other motivational trinkets but it really sums up my life. “She Believed She Could, So She Did”. Graduate from college and become a teacher even though… →
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January 5, 1996
What I’m doing and why I’m doing it—Journaling for Mental Health: A 30-Year Journey What a terrible day! Well, it started out o.k. But then I got home and things started going down hill. It was cool up until the time my dad got home. We had hot dogs for dinner, my dad was going… →
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From Excitement to Silence
You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do? I tell people! I get so excited and immediately want everyone to know. When I saw this question, I immediately tried to think of the last time I got “great, amazingly fantastic” news. It’s been a really long time. What stands out… →
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Outgrown
Are there any activities or hobbies you’ve outgrown or lost interest in over time? My hobbies have remained pretty consistent throughout my life. I learned to crochet when I was a single-digit age and still like to do it. I’ve since added knitting to the list with plans to start spinning fiber into yarn in… →
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January 2, 1996
What I’m doing and why I’m doing it—Journaling for Mental Health: A 30-Year Journey Well, tomorrow I go back to school. It’s going to be different not having boyfriend #1 come behind me at break and poke my sides like he always used to do. Boyfriend #2 is giving me a Guess! Watch and a… →
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Me? A Break?
Do I need a break? I say that with a little smile on my face. Honey, this is my break. If this question had come up exactly one year ago, the list of what I needed a break from would have been long. I needed a break from grad school–the classes every week, the short-term… →
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Touch Grass
You know how people online will tell other people to “touch grass”? I haven’t seen it too much, but when I did see it, I had to look it up to see what it meant. From my understanding, it means you’re telling someone to go outside and reconnect with reality. It’s said to keyboard warriors… →
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December 29, 1995
What I’m doing and why I’m doing it—Journaling for Mental Health: A 30-Year Journey We have brought home a dog from Florida. He’s a lab-mix. His name is Trouble and he is very frisky. He’s 6 months old and weighs 50 pounds! Besides a new dog, I’m happy. Sort of. My boyfriend, boyfriend #1 moved… →
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Journaling for Mental Health: A 30-Year Journey
From the time I was 13 years old, I have written in a journal. I have frequently written here about my experience going back and reading all of my journals. And by “all” I mean all 38 of them. I wrote about everything that was important to me and I wrote without leaving out details.… →