Excruciatingly Anxious
I came into this life hating myself. It was like a self destruct program was running 24/7 from the earliest moments I can remember. I was constantly telling myself, (even as a young child), “you’re never going to amount to…
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Ms. H Was an Excellent Teacher
My favorite teacher growing was my 4-5th grade teacher. I had been homeschooled for K-3rd grade with some stints in other programs and private schools. 4th Grade I entered Gatewood Elementary school and I didn’t know anyone, I didn’t know how…
Anniversary
This month Ben and I are having our 8th wedding anniversary. As of May 1st we will have been together for a DECADE. I think we are particularly well matched for each other (obviously!!). And I feel like I won…
Are You Upset About AI Art?
A friend asked me to write about AI Art and brought up the fact that people were upset about it. My understanding is that people are upset because the internet is being used as the database for the creation of…
What do you want to do when you grow up?
I always felt like a weirdo growing up because I didn’t know what I wanted to do for a career. My friend’s knew they wanted to be nurses, teachers, lawyers, engineers, dentists, etc… and all of my fiends who had…
Best Friends
I don’t have just one best friend. I consider the term “best friend” to signify a tier, not a single person. I haven’t had just one best friend since… possibly my whole life. I can remember in grade school I…
I did my first day official day of the exercise/diet program.
Long story short, I hired a personal trainer to work with me for a month virtually (at least one month, we will see if I do more) and I started that on Monday January 16th. My goal is strength and…
30 days of breaking my addiction to my phone over night.
The rules are – no phone on the bedside table over night. Then when I wake up in the morning, no scrolling. Instead I am going to spend the first 10-40 minutes of the day writing down goals, creating art or creative…
Big Goals and How to Achieve Them
One of the things I have learned in the last few years that has helped to keep my mindset right is the following: I can’t always control exactly what/when/how the final result I want is going to happen, but I…
Book Review: Scars and Stripes
Scars and Stripes by Tim Kennedy I give this book 5 stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I love books that make me want to cry This book is full of anecdotes from Tim’s life. He was a douchey kid, a police officer, in…