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You May Praise Me Now…Actually Please Don’t
What was the best compliment you’ve received? Compliments. Oh how I hate them. I kind of actually really do hate them. I’m working on this in therapy. Compliments make me embarrassed and uncomfortable. Especially if they are given to me in person. However, that’s not to say I don’t appreciate knowing that people are pleased… →
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Growth
Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on. I really think we’ve had this exact same question before. Have I been answering these long enough to see we’re circling back to old prompts? Oh well. I’m pretty sure last time I wrote that I am the most ambitious DIY project I’ve ever taken… →
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The Blue Tattoo
I have shared a lot lately about my journey from leaving a Catholic school job and discovering who I am. I’m 42 years old and I am just now figuring out what kind of person I am because up until now, other people determined who I was. My voice didn’t exist and I had no… →
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“Oh look! She’s triggered!”
That’s what my middle school students would say when they saw me getting irritated with them. Then they’d ask me if I was triggered. I would always assure them that I wasn’t. Whatever TikTok definition of triggered they were familiar with was not what I felt when they would think I was mad. But now… →
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Go to F’ing Therapy!
Yes, the abbreviated F word is absolutely necessary in the title of this post. When you find a therapist that works well for you, and believe me, that’s not all of them, it does wonders! I’ve tried various therapists over the years that I have lived with mental illness and one did turn out to… →
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Things that are making me happy (part 11)
There is such a thing as rage cleaning. But for me, rage driving is where it’s at. To be clear, I don’t mean driving with road rage. I do have a fair amount of that, but lately I have thoroughly enjoyed being alone in my car driving through town to run errands. Music is always… →
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Shock Therapy
I was in a meeting today with other leaders in my department. It was led by our associate vice president. One of the people in attendance was discussing new solutions for a problem that she and the other person in her area had been experiencing. It has been a very busy couple of months for… →
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As Night Progresses…
….the melancholy increases. Watching the end of La La Land for the first time makes me teary. It’s going to be another one of those nights apparently. A therapy appointment today didn’t leave me as wrecked as my husband and I expected. The texts from my mother afterwards, however, did. This is a new sensation,… →
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Forgiveness Came Too Soon
Another night sees me up late filled with inspiration to do so many things. My body is tired, it’s the school year, I’m always tired. While I’d like to say that I’m staying up in order to be productive with my thoughts, I’m honestly just waiting for the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Besides… →