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COVID-19: Four Tips for Resilience
May 13, 2020 This is an interesting time in all of our lives, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the quarantine. From my last post, I mentioned that I think of this time as a reset, and not a setback. Actually, I don’t mind being home, as I see working on my blog, writing, reading, and any […]
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Light at the End of a Frosty Tunnel
I’m still deciding whether to believe Punxsutawney Phil when he predicts an early spring. These last three days, the Polar Vortex in the Midwest sure fooled me! Here in Michigan, we have been dancing between temperatures ranging from 0 degrees to 4 degrees, and that is not factoring the crippling wind chill that plummeted temperatures […]
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Elements of Resilience
“I am invincible, unbreakable, unstoppable, unshakable, I fall down, get up again….” Sang Carrie Underwood. That has been my theme song all week as I power through my 26.5-hour work week. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and Friday is the big Black Friday. I’m not just dealing with sensory overload with my autism, seasonal depression, and allergy-induced […]
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Mother’s Love Lessons
I remember right before I got married, my mother helped me to go through my room. I’m notorious for holding onto things for sentimental reasons. For example, I had a purple fuzzy teddy bear that I got from my fiancé, boyfriend at the time, one I held every night. It was my way of holding […]
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Letting Go: Resistance to Change
When it comes to blogging, I should really keep the momentum going, so please be patient with me as I start getting into the habit of writing more often. There’s just a lot going on right now. Husband and I are officially moving to our new condo tomorrow. We won’t have internet until the 25th […]
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So Many Firsts!
With my dear husband, I’m having so many ‘firsts’ in my life. The first one is that I’m the first woman he ever truly loved. He’s my first marriage, my first time living with a romantic partner (I lived with my parents or in a college dorm room up until my wedding day. I guess […]